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Newspapers

General Databases

Factiva
Current and archived news, business and company information worldwide.

Proquest Global Newsstream
- Current and archived newspapers
- Archive 1980+
- Collections of news from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia
World News Connection
- World news
- Archive 2005+
- Translated by and for the U.S. Government

East Asia

East Asian Resources
- Resources for East Asian studies

China

The People's Daily (Ren min ri bao)
Chinese language.
Shen Bao 申報
- Chinese language
- Published in April 30, 1872 to May 27, 1949 in Shanghai, China
- Other titles include Shēn Bào and Shanghai News.
South China Morning Post
- Links to databases containing 1946 to present
Chinese newspapers at the East Asian Library
Chinese newspapers on microfilm at the East Asian Library

Japan

Kikuzo II Visual for Libraries
- Japanese language
- Asahi Shimbun 1945-1984 (image database)
- Full-text indexed searches from 1985+
- All regionally published Asahi news, charts, and pictures from November 2005+
- Shukan Asahi (Asahi Weekly) from April 2000+
- AERA weekly from first issue, 1988+
- Chiezo 2007 edition

YOMIDAS: Yomiuri Shinbun Database
- Japanese language
- Meiji, Taisho, Showa Era 1874-1989
- Heisei Era 1986-2008
- The Japan News 1989 to present
- Contemporary Who’s Who Biographical data on 26,000 contemporary noteworthy people in Japan and abroad
Japanese newspaper databases and online newspapers at the East Asian Library

Korea

Chosun Ilbo Archive
- Korean language
- 1920 to present
Korean Newspapers Holdings List
- Holding available at Chen Yu Tung East Asian Library
Korean e-Newspapers
- Available through Chen Yu Tung East Asian Library website

Southeast Asia

NewspaperSG
- Digital archive of Singapore newspapers published since 1831

South Asia

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

Digital South Asia Library (DSAL)
- Major resource providing digital materials for reference and research on South Asia
- Includes books and journals, full-text dictionaries, bibliographies, images, maps, and statistical information from the colonial period through the present
World Newspaper Archive, South Asia
- 19th and 20th century newspapers
- Featuring titles from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
- See the title list.

South Asian Media Net
- 2009 to present

Bangladesh

New Age
- Current newspaper
- Archive 2016+
The Daily Star
- Current newspaper
- Archive 2003+
Periodicals and Newspapers from Bengal

India

The Times of India, current
- Links to databases containing 1861 to present
The Times of India, 1838-2010
- 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
- Briefly published in 2006
News India Times
- Electronic issues available directly from publisher
CNN-News 18
- Formerly known as CNN-IBN
- English-language news from India
- Direct from publisher

Nepal

Gorkha Sansar, Digital South Asian Library, University of Chicago
- 1926-1929
- Focused on the upliftment of the Nepali Gurkha diaspora community and residents of Nepal in general
The Nepali Times
- 2000 to present
- Weekly newspaper published by Himalmedia Private Limited

Pakistan

International the News E-Paper
- Scanned image of print papers published in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad
- Click on headlines for individual articles

Sri Lanka

Daily News
- Sri Lanka's national newspaper since 1918
- Archive 2006+
- Direct from publisher
Sunday Observer
- English language
- Archive 2006+
- Direct from publisher

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