The Standard

Free English-language daily newspaper in Hong Kong, published by Sing Tao News Corporation. Focuses on business, finance, and local Hong Kong news.

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The Standard at a glance

Country: Hong Kong
Region: East Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Daily newspaper
Editorial leaning: Centrist
Website: thestandard.com.hk ↗
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How Crosswire groups The Standard

Crosswire groups The Standard as Centrist for comparisons within Hong Kong's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where The Standard sits in Hong Kong's press

The Standard is one of 6 outlets tracked in Hong Kong, and one of 3 daily newspapers among them — the others being South China Morning Post and China Daily Hong Kong. By outlets tracked, Hong Kong ranks fifth of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 67 of the 396 daily newspapers in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The Standard outside Hong Kong, starting with East Asia, are Taipei Times (Taiwan), The UB Post (Mongolia), The Hindu (India) and Dawn (Pakistan). Opening one of them beside The Standard is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.