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Newspapers

General Databases

Factiva
- Newspapers from around the world, in English and other languages.
- Focus on business, but includes some major dailies as well.
- To access a list of titles, under Select 'Source Categories' choose 'Publications-by Region,' or 'Publications-by Language.'
- NOTE: Users are automatically logged out after 5 minutes of inactivity

China

The People's Daily (Ren min ri bao)
Chinese language.
South China Morning Post
Chinese newspapers holdings list
Chinese newspapers on microfilm holdings list

Japan

Kikuzo II Visual for Libraries
Japanese language. Includes Asahi Shimbun and related publications.

YOMIDAS: Yomiuri Shinbun Database
Japanese Language.
Japanese Newspapers Online
Japanese Newspapers Holdings List

Korea

Southeast Asia

NewspaperSG
Digitized newspapers from Singapore.

South Asia

Listings for the Asian countries below are taken from the South Asian studies guide by Judith Logan and Lana Soglasnova.

South Asia resources

Digital South Asia Library (DSAL)
DSAL: The Digital South Asia Library is the major resource and provides digital materials for reference and research on South Asia including books and journals, full-text dictionaries, bibliographies, images, maps, and statistical information from the colonial period through the present.

South Asian newspapers from NewsBank
In this database, click on home. Scroll down the page to "South Asian Newspapers"
Searchable 19th and 20th century newspapers from South Asia. Featuring titles from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Times of India
- Archive from 1838-2001
South Asian Media Net

Bangladesh

Bangladesh E-News, Columbia University Library
- Links to current news sources
New Age
- Dakar
- Free online archive from 2005
- Direct from publisher
The Daily Star
- Free online archive from 2003
- Direct from publisher
Bengali periodicals and newspapers
- Digitized collection of colonial Bengal publications
- Listed alphabetically
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Bhutan

Bhutan E-News, Columbia University Library
- Links to current news sources
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India

The Times of India, current
- Several editions available
- electronic versions require login with UTORid
The Times of India, 1838-2001
- Complete scan of original paper
- Full page & article images
- Requires login with UTORid
Times of India, 1950-1969
- Microfilm available at Media Commons
Midweek Beyond the Headlines
- Gangtok, Sikkim
- Briefly published in 2006
New Times of India
- New York, NY
- Electronic issues available directly from publisher
CNN-IBN
- Direct from publisher
- English-language news from India
Bengali periodicals and newspapers
- Digitized collection of colonial Bengal publications
- Listed alphabetically
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Nepal

Gorkha Sansar, Digital South Asian Library, University of Chicago
- 1926-1929
The Nepali Times
- 2001+
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Pakistan

International the News E-Paper
- Scanned image of print paper
- Click on headlines for individual articles
- direct from publisher
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Sri Lanka

Daily News
- Sri Lanka's national newspaper since 1918
- direct from publisher
Sunday Observer
- archive from 2001+
- English language
- Direct from publisher
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Historical newspapers

East Asia

Chosun Ilbo Archive
1920- . Korean language. (If you need Korean software, download the Korean Language Pack and Global IME from the Microsoft website. Best viewed with Windows XP.)

Kikuzo II Visual for Libraries
Japanese language. Asahi Shimbun 1945- . Plus additional periodical publications.

The People's Daily (Ren min ri bao)
Chinese language. 1946-2004.
Shen Bao 申報
Published in April 30, 1872 to May 27, 1949 in Shanghai, China. Other titles include Shēn Bào and Shanghai News.

Southeast Asia

Singapore pages
Database of current and historical Singapore and Malaya newspapers. Links to digitized titles as well as microfilm collections in the Singapore National Library.

South Asia

The Times of India, 1838-2002
South Asian Newspapers Archive
7 titles from South Asia. Largely from the late 19th century through the early 20th century.
Bengali Periodicals and Newspapers

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