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 China Daily Online
Connecting the World
China Daily website was launched in December 1995, making it the first major national daily to go online. In January 2000, the website received the honor of being listed as one of China’s five top state news sites. By informing foreign readers of the latest news and backgrounds about China, and Chinese readers of the world, the website serves a mission of connecting the world.
Consisting of news, information, education and internet-based
wireless services, the website is currently expanding into a varied sphere
of business. In addition to China Daily group newspapers’ e-editions,
the site, under its domain, has such sub-sites as English News, BizChina,
Living in China, Forum, Worldreport, Worldnow, English Study, SMS/MMS,
Newsphoto and Newscartoon.
Published in both Chinese and English, and subject to 5.2 million pageviews a day, with more than 60 percent from overseas, the website serves as an online bridge between China and the rest of the world. Working 24 hours a day, the website releases over 1,600 pieces of news per day. Having experienced quite a few momentous news events, this young team has sharpened its edge in Chinese and world news reporting.
With the mission of connecting the world, China Daily website will try its best to become a major global authoritative news website about both China and the world.
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 May1994--The
China Daily launches its electronic edition
December1995--The
China Daily unveils its web edition, becoming the country's first
national newspaper to go online.
September
1996--Chinadaily.com.cn establishes a mirror site in the US.
1997--America
Online names Chinadaily.com.cn one of the top global news websites.
1999--Chinadaily.com.cn becomes the only English-language website to ever be admitted into the China's Top 10 news portal
list.
2000--The
Chinese government designates Chinadaily.com.cn as one of the country's
five key media websites.
2000--Chinadaily.com.cn
joins "Asian News Network," an alliance of national daily
newspapers in Asia.
August
2000--Chinadaily.com.cn launches a bilingual language webpage,
Language Tips.
January2001--Chinadaily.com.cn
opens its photographic webpage, newsphoto.com.cn
March
2001-Chinadaily.com.cn unveils its Chinese-language webpage, worldreport.com.cn.
June
2001--Chinadaily.com.cn tackles city living with the English-language Living in China.
July
2001--Chinadaily.com.cn launches its newscartoon.com.cn webpage.
November2001--Chinadaily.com.cn
opens its Business Daily Update webpage, BizChina.
May
2002--Chinadaily.com.cn launches its www.chinagateway.com.cn webpage.
May
2002--Chinadaily.com.cn unveils its short message service (SMS).
June
2002--Chinadaily.com.cn opens its Dragonkids webpage, Dragonkids.
September
2003--《21st Century Teens*Kids Edition》starts publication.
October
2003--Chinadaily.com.cn unveils the English edition of www.chinaculture.org.
September 2004--Chinadaily.com.cn and Sohu.com launch English.sohu.com.
October
2004--Chinadaily.com.cn unveils the Chinese edition of www.chinaculture.org.
December
2004--Chinadaily.com.cn opens its mms.chinadaily.com.cn.
December
2004--Chinadaily.com.cn and the Accoona Corp. launch www.Accoona.com
in New York.
January
2005--Chinadaily.com.cn and FESCO launch Career Weekly. |
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