Singaporean Robin Hu, the chief executive of South China Morning Post (SCMP) is stepping down from his position to join investment company Temasek.
The new boss of Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, Jack Ma, has promised not to interfere in editorial decisions
Singaporean Robin Hu remains at the helm of the media company to which the South China Morning Post (SCMP) belongs, under a new owner and with a new name.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Executive Chairman Jack Ma defended his company’s purchase of Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post, saying it would preserve the daily newspaper’s independence.
The challenge of burnishing the image of China globally and maintaining the SCMP’s editorial independence may be more difficult than boosting Alibaba’s bottom line.
China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group on Friday announced its acquisition of the South China Morning Post (SCMP), a major English newspaper in China's Hong Kong.
SCMP Group, which publishes the South China Morning Post, has confirmed that it has received a preliminary approach from an interested party regarding a possible purchase of the company’s media assets. This includes the newspaper, magazines and outdoor media, custom publishing and events businesses.