Lianhe Zaobao

Infobox_Newspaper
name = Lianhe Zaobao
联合早报


caption = The first issue of Lianhe Zaobao in 16 March 1983.
type = Daily newspaper
format = Broadsheet
foundation = 16 March, 1983
ceased publication =
price = S$0.80 at newsstands| owners = Singapore Press Holdings
publisher =
editor =
language = Chinese
political =
circulation = 200,000| headquarters = SIN
ISSN =
website = http://www.zaobao.com

The "Nanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao" (zh-sp|s=联合早报|p=liánhé zǎo bào; literally "United Morning Paper"), commonly abbreviated as Lianhe Zaobao, is the largest Singapore-based Chinese newspaper with a daily circulation of about 200,000 copies on weekdays and 220,000 on Sundays. Published by the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH), it was formed on 16 March 1983 as a result of a merger between the "Nanyang Siang Pau (Singapore)" and the "Sin Chew Jit Poh (Singapore)", two of Singapore's oldest Chinese newspapers. The paper establishes itself as a serious broadsheet with extensive local news coverage, while international news tend to be largely centered on the East Asian region.

The newspaper is establishing a regional presence for itself, with subscriptions for its print edition from Southeast Asia, China, Hong Kong as well as organisations such as the United Nations. Its regionalisation drive was given a shot in the arm especially when the online version of the paper, Zaobao.com, was launched on August 1995 under the name of "Lianhe Zaobao Online". Today, it serves as a news portal drawing news not just from the Lianhe Zaobao, but also from other Chinese newspapers in the region, numbering as much as 100 sources in total.

ee also

*List of newspapers in Singapore
*List of newspapers

External links

* " [http://www.zaobao.com.sg/ Zaobao.com] ", official site of Lianhe Zaobao (Chinese language)