🇭🇰 Hong Kong
credibility 4/5
lean center
South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post is an English-language news outlet based in Hong Kong. It covers Hong Kong, mainland China, Asia and international affairs, with reporting on politics, business, technology, culture and society.
Profile
Founded
1903
Headquarters
Hong Kong, China
Ownership
Alibaba Group
Funding
subscriptions and advertising
Coverage focus
Its main coverage focuses on Hong Kong and China news, regional Asian affairs, business, politics, technology and culture.
Reputation
It is generally regarded as a major English-language source on Hong Kong and China, while some critics raise concerns about editorial independence because of its Alibaba ownership and the political environment in Hong Kong.
In our corpus
80,082 articles · 3 Jul → 7 Jul
Domain
Reader notes. Some content is behind a paywall. · Owned by Alibaba Group, which can raise perceived independence concerns.
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