About chinadaily.com.cn

Updated: 2005-08-22 11:10

The China Daily Website was China's first news Website at the time of its launch in December 1995 and remains one of the country's top news portals today. By providing easy access to a wide range of topics, including politics, economy, culture, life, arts and education, the Website has grown into an influential source of information for people in and outside of China. Published in Chinese and in English, and subject to four million pageviews a day, the Website serves as an online bridge between China and the rest of the world.

At present, the China Daily Website features news, information, services and education. News includes English news, world news in Chinese, photos and syndicated cartoons; Information offers economic English news for overseas businessmen in China; Services include Metrolife, Language Tips, Short Message Services and Dragon Kids; Education covers: 21st Century Teens·Kids Edition and other English education products.

Milestones


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 is admitted into the China's Top 10 news portal list, the only English-language website to do so.

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 living in Beijing with the English-language Metrolife.

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.

August 2003--Chinadaily.com.cn launches new edition of worldreport.com.cn.

September 2003--21st Century Teens·Kids Edition starts publication.

October 2003--Chinadaily.com.cn unveils www.chinaculture.org.

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