Hainan Daily

The Hainan Daily or Hainan Ribao is a Chinese language daily newspaper published in Hainan Province, People's Republic of China. Founded as the organ of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the [Chinese Communist Party], it was established on May 7, 1950, formerly known as New Hainan Post, which was renamed to its current name in 1958.
In January 1991, Hainan Daily launched the Hainan Daily Overseas Edition, which is
based on Hainan Special Administrative Region, facing overseas, focusing on Southeast Asia, introducing the policies of Hainan Special [Economic Zone] and the investment environment and other information.
Following reform and opening up, in July 2004, Hainan Daily was privatised and became part of the Hainan [Daily Press Group]. This group also operates the online news service hinews.cn in simplified Chinese, which in 2009 won a national prize for innovative website development.