1. Xinhua News Agency
http://www.xinhuanet.com/home.htm
Xinhua News Agency is the state news agency of China. It collects
news resources from over 150 branches all over the world, and releases
news around the clock in eight languages, namely, Chinese (GB, Big5),
English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Japanese and Portuguese.
2. China News Agency
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/
China News Agency was founded in 1952 in Beijing, being one of the
two news agencies in China (the other is Xinhua News Agency). It is
rated B by UNESCO.
3. China Daily
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn
The China Daily website was China's first news website at the time
of its launch in December 1995 and it remains one of the country's
top news portals today. Published in Chinese and English, and subject
to 3.2 million pageviews a day, Chinadaily.com.cn serves as an online
bridge between China and the rest of the world.
4. China Central Television
(CCTV)
http://www.cctv.com/index.html
China Central Television is the most influential TV broadcaster in
China. It is a multimedia website, providing video clips from various
TV programs.
5. People's Daily
http://www.people.com.cn/
With publication started in June 1948 and a current circulation of
3 million, People's Daily is the most influential and authoritative
newspaper in China. According to UNESCO, it takes its place among
the world top 10.People's Daily covers policy information and resolutions
of the Chinese Government and major domestic news and international
news releases from China.
Published under the People's Daily are also ten newspapers including
People's Daily Overseas Edition, East China News, South China News,
Market Daily, International Financial Daily, Jiangnan Times, Global
Times, Securities Times, Health Times, Satire and Humor and six monthly
magazines including The Earth, News Front, Listed Companies, Times
Trend, People Forum.
6. China Internet Information
Center
http://www.china.org.cn
The authorized government portal site to China, www.china.org.cn is
published under the auspices of the China International Publishing
Group and the State Council Information Office in Beijing.The China
Internet Information Center offers broad access to up-to-date news
about China, with searchable texts of government position papers and
a wealth of basic information about Chinese history, politics, economics
and culture.
7. SINA News
http://news.sina.com.cn/
One of the most well known news portals in China, SINA gathers and
provides news content from a variety of sources. It provides rolling
news services, meaning that news are added to the website as they
appear.
8. NetEase
http://news.163.com/
Another well-known news portal in China. According to its website,
it has distribution arrangements with over one hundred international
and domestic content providers, and provides access to 18 separate
channels of online content.
9. BBSLAND.COM
http://www.bbsland.com/
One of overseas students' favorite website for news. It claims to
have 0.1 billion page-views per month. It is based in Canada, therefore
may provide news that are too sensitive to be published in domestic
newspapers.