Newspapers at Princeton: Asia Current

Set of Chinese newspapers in original format, first date included differs, most start around 2010.

Weekly collection of Chinese press materials in English translation.

All editions of this important pro-communist newspaper (Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, Hankou, Hong Kong, Guilin) are included. Full-text search; results are available in snippets or full page pdf.

Browsable and searchable version of the influential Chinese central government newspaper targeting intellectuals 1949-2018

The Hongkong Weekly Press was an English-language weekly newspaper published between 1890 and 1945. This online collection includes issues published from 1920 to 1929 as full-text searchable scans.

Chinese newspaper with full-text, no images.

Collection of thirteen Republican newspapers from Beijing, Chongqing, Hankou, Jiaodong (Shandong) and Shanghai covering the period of 1911-1949.

 Includes Canton Times (1919-1920), China Critic (1939-1946), China Monthly Review (1950-1953), China Press (1925-1938), China Weekly Review (1923-1950), Chinese Recorder (1868-1941), Chinese Repository (1832-1851), Millard's China National Review (1919-1919), Millard's Review of the Far East (1919-1921), North - China Herald (1850-1941), Peking Daily News (1914-1917), Peking Gazette (1915-1917), Peking Leader (1918-1919), Shanghai Gazette (1919-1921), Shanghai Times (1914-1921), Weekly Review (1922-1923).

Collection of searchable Taiwanese full-text newspapers from the United Daily News group, including the Lianhebao from 1951.

News items from over 1,500 newspapers and other media sources from the Greater China region, national, provincial and regional level. Some English-language sources from Asia are included, as is company news.

Well-informed, but controversial newspaper founded and based in Kobe, tracing Japan’s engagement with modernity and its emergence onto the world stage. Includes the weekly Commercial Supplement. 1902-1940

English newspaper in Japan since 1897. Archive includes the Japan Times only, not the back issues of the newspapers it merged with along its history (1918: The Japan Mail, 1940: The Japan Advertiser and The Japan Chronicle.

Fully searchable newspaper database containing all non-copyrighted articles from Asahi shinbun since 1879. In addition, it includes Aera, Shukan Asahi and Chiezo.

The Mainichi Shimbun is the one of 3 major Japanese newspapers and the oldest daily newspaper.   Provides the following:  Mainichi Shimbun (1872+); Weekly Economist (1989+; images in reduced size edition is available from 1989-1999); and The Mainichi (English) (2008+).  Can also browse today’s news and breaking news.

Online version of the Yomiuri Shinbun containing searchable newspaper articles from 1874 through 1989 in image format, and from 1986 in full text. Also included is a Who's who of 26,000 people and the English-language Daily Yomiuri since 1989.

Chronicles conflicts as well as contemporary perspectives on independence movements, early statehood, and the extensive economic and social growth taking place in South Asia. The collection covers several countries, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan), India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, and features multiple languages such as Bengali, Dari, English, Nepali, and more. With reportage dating as far back as the 1850s, the South Asian Newspapers collection provides a wealth of coverage and perspectives on major regional and global events of the 19th and 20th centuries. An open access collection in East View.

Chronicles the changes that took place throughout Southeast Asia and the challenges of early statehood. Covering several countries from the region, including Myanmar (formerly Burma), Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, and featuring multiple languages such as Dutch, English, French, Javanese, Spanish, and Vietnamese, the Southeast Asian Newspapers collection incorporates a wealth of coverage and perspectives on major regional and global events of the late 19th and 20th centuries.

Historical newspapers include Ceylon Observer (Sri Lanka), Indian People (Allahabad), Kayasare hinda (Bombay), Leader (Allahabad), Madras Mail (Madras), Pioneer (Allahabad), and Tribune (Lahore).

1956-2016

Korean Integrated News Database System is a one-stop search portal for newspaper articles published in South Korea.

Digital archive of 4 major news papers in South Korea: Kyonghyang Sinmun, Tonga Ilbo, Maeil Kyongje, and Han'gyore. Images and electronic texts are available with full-text search.