Sing Tao Daily (Canada)

This article is about the Chinese-language newspaper in Canada. For the sister publication based in Hong Kong and New York City, see Sing Tao Daily.
Sing Tao Daily (STMG)
Sing Tao Daily's head office in Markham, Ontario
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)
Founded1978
LanguageChinese
Ceased publication28 August 2022
HeadquartersSuite 201, 25 Royal Crest Court, Markham, Ontario
L3R 9X4
Circulation180,000
WebsiteSing Tao Canada 星島網 (in Chinese)
Sing Tao Daily
Traditional Chinese星島日報
Simplified Chinese星岛日报
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīngdǎo Rìbào
Wade–GilesHsingtao Jihpao
Tongyong PinyinXīngdǎo Rìhbào
Yale RomanizationSyīngdǎu R̀bàu
IPA[ɕíŋtàʊ ɻɻ̩̂pâʊ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSīngdóu Yahtbou
JyutpingSing1 dou2 jat6 bou3
IPA[ɕɪ́ŋtǒu jɐ̀tpōu]

The Sing Tao Daily (Chinese: 星島日報; pinyin: Xīngdǎo Rìbào), or Sing Tao (Chinese: 星島; pinyin: Xīngdǎo) for short, is a Chinese language newspaper based in Toronto, Ontario. It is jointly owned by the Hong Kong–based Sing Tao News Corporation.

Sing Tao's was connected to the Toronto Star was through Andrew V. Go, former Star vice president for business ventures.[1] Go's father, Go Puan Seng, was the publisher of The Fookien Times, then the Philippines' largest Chinese-language newspaper which also published the Philippine edition of the Sing Tao,[2] and was a family friend of then Sing Tao Group's Sally Aw.[3]

The Toronto edition is formally called the Canada Eastern Edition (加東版 Pinyin: Jiā Dōng Bǎn).[citation needed] A Canada Western Edition (加西版 Pinyin: Jiā Xī Bǎn) in Vancouver, British Columbia and an Alberta Edition in Calgary, Alberta have also been published since 1988.[citation needed]

According to former editor-in-chief of the newspaper, Victor Ho, and Jonathan Manthorpe, author of Claws of the Panda, the newspaper's editorial stance is pro-Beijing.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Felisa Go, 91". The Philippine Star. PhilStar Daily, Inc. March 10, 2003. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  2. ^ Blaker, James Roland (1965). "The Chinese Newspaper in the Philippines: Toward the Definition a Tool" (PDF). Asian Studies. 3 (2). University of the Philippines Diliman: 243–261. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  3. ^ nhunebrown (2010-06-01). "Lost in Translation". Nicholas Hune-Brown. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  4. ^ Blackwell, Tom (December 3, 2020). "Inside Canada's Chinese-language media: 'Beijing has become the mainstream,' says ex-Sing Tao editor". National Post. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Manthorpe, Jonathan (2019). Claws of the Panda: Beijing's Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada. Cormorant Books. pp. 170–171. ISBN 978-1-77086-540-2. OCLC 1158965449.