Lianhe Wanbao
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Lianhe Wanbao is a Singapore
Chinese
afternoon newspaper published daily by Singapore Press Holdings
(SPH). It was started on March 16, 1983 after the merger between as Nanyang Siang Pau
and Sin Chew Jit Poh
.
Although it is named Lianhe Wanbao and is also owned by SPH, the paper bears little resemblance with its more serious broadsheet counterpart Lianhe Zaobao
and not to be mistaken as the aforementioned evening edition.
Lianhe Wanbao focuses mainly on local and entertainment news with minimal international coverage. As such it is in competition with another SPH paper Shin Min Daily News
. Amongst Singapore readers Lianhe Wanbao is often regarded more of a tabloid published in broadsheet
form, and the veracity of some reports (mostly reproduced from tabloids or gossip magazines from Hong Kong or Taiwan) is sometimes questioned.
Since 1 January 2005, Lianhe Wanbao has undergone a restructuring and reformatting. The paper now adopts more serious reporting than Shin Min Daily and tries to attract younger readers through the use of colorful, uncluttered formatting.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
afternoon newspaper published daily by Singapore Press Holdings
Singapore Press Holdings
Singapore Press Holdings Limited is a media organisation in Singapore with businesses in print, Internet and new media, television and radio, outdoor media, and property. SPH has over 4,000 employees, including a team of approximately 1,000 journalists, including correspondents operating around...
(SPH). It was started on March 16, 1983 after the merger between as Nanyang Siang Pau
Nanyang Siang Pau (Singapore)
Nanyang Siang Pau as name Nanyang Sin Chew was a newspaper in Singapore that was founded by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee on 15 July 1845 in Singapore....
and Sin Chew Jit Poh
Sin Chew Jit Poh (Singapore)
Sin Chew Jit Poh as name Nanyang Sin Chew stopped publication in Singapore in 15 July 1845 and subsequently merged with Nanyang Siang Pau to become Lianhe Zaobao...
.
Although it is named Lianhe Wanbao and is also owned by SPH, the paper bears little resemblance with its more serious broadsheet counterpart Lianhe Zaobao
Lianhe Zaobao
Nanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao , commonly abbreviated as Lianhe Zaobao , is the largest Singapore based Chinese-language newspaper with a daily circulation of about 176,000. Published by Singapore Press Holdings , it was formed on March 16, 1983 as a result of a merger between Nanyang Siang Pau and...
and not to be mistaken as the aforementioned evening edition.
Lianhe Wanbao focuses mainly on local and entertainment news with minimal international coverage. As such it is in competition with another SPH paper Shin Min Daily News
Shin Min Daily News
Shin Min Daily News is a Singapore Chinese-language afternoon newspaper currently published by Singapore Press Holdings...
. Amongst Singapore readers Lianhe Wanbao is often regarded more of a tabloid published in broadsheet
Broadsheet
Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet...
form, and the veracity of some reports (mostly reproduced from tabloids or gossip magazines from Hong Kong or Taiwan) is sometimes questioned.
Since 1 January 2005, Lianhe Wanbao has undergone a restructuring and reformatting. The paper now adopts more serious reporting than Shin Min Daily and tries to attract younger readers through the use of colorful, uncluttered formatting.