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Thestandard
The Standard is an English-language newspaper and news website based in Hong Kong. It covers Hong Kong local news, business, property, politics, courts, education, sport, lifestyle, and selected China and international news.
Profile
Founded
1949
Headquarters
Hong Kong, China
Ownership
Sing Tao News Corporation, through The Standard Newspapers Publishing Ltd.
Funding
advertising-supported free newspaper and website
Coverage focus
Its main focus is Hong Kong news, business and property coverage, with additional China, world, sports and lifestyle reporting.
Reputation
It is generally regarded as one of Hong Kong's main English-language news outlets, valued for accessible local coverage but sometimes criticized for a lighter free-newspaper style and limited depth compared with larger international outlets.
In our corpus
23,837 articles · 4 Jul → 1 Jul
Domain
Reader notes. Free, advertising-supported publication · Uses a compact/free-newspaper style
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