MEDIA | NY Times launches Chinese monthly in Macau, HK

The New York Times is launching a monthly Chinese-language print publication in Hong Kong and Macau. AFP reported that the publication will include global news and opinion and lifestyle content from The New York Times, as well as local content. The publication will be written in simplified Chinese and will target Chinese audiences. The Times is one of several Western media outlets whose websites have been blocked in mainland China.
According to the NYT group, the 24-page publication will be titled “Chinese Monthly” and will be launched on May 1 with a print run of 50,000 copies. It will be made available in hotels, airline lounges and residential complexes, and on newsstands in Hong Kong and Macau.
“Approximately 20 percent of the content will be devoted to local news and events in Hong Kong and Macau,” according to a NY Times statement. The paper will be produced by the International New York Times, while editorial content will be overseen by Ching-Ching Ni, who is the editor-in-chief of the Chinese-language news website for the group.
“Our Chinese audience has grown enormously through cn.NYTimes.com, and we are excited to complement our digital offerings by bringing high-quality coverage of world affairs, business and culture to our Chinese readers in print,” Craig Smith, managing director for China at the Times, told AFP.