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Sites like South China Morning Post

The 20 closest daily newspaper alternatives to South China Morning Post, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 17 technologies behind it.

Looking for an alternative to South China Morning Post? The closest matches are The Straits Times, China Daily and The Japan Times. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.

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01 · Entity

About South China Morning Post

South China Morning Post scmp.com

Breaking China, Asia, HK News, Opinions and Insights | South China Morning Post

News, opinions, infographics and videos on China issues: geopolitics, diplomacy, economy, technology and lifestyle.

Wikidata: Hong Kong newspaper

Top 10K · #2,568 English 17 technologies Crawled Nov 6, 2026
Visit South China Morning Post

Summary by Claude

English-language daily newspaper based in Hong Kong publishing news, opinion, analysis and video on Hong Kong, China, Asia and world affairs, including politics, economy, technology and lifestyle.

Who it’s for
English-speaking readers interested in China and Asia
Business model
Subscriptions and advertising

02 · Embedding space

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to South China Morning Post’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

Daily ExpressThe Dong-a IlboGoogleEl PaísThe IndependentThe Globe and MailCGTNThe Japan TimesChina DailyThe Straits Times

03 · Nearest neighbours

Alternatives to South China Morning Post

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to South China Morning Post, thumbs down if it isn’t.

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  1. 01
    The Straits Times straitstimes.com Top 10K English

    The Straits Times - Breaking news, Singapore news, Asia and world news & multimedia

    The Straits Times - Get latest breaking news, business, sports, lifestyle, tech & multimedia and more news in Singapore, Asia & rest of the world at straitstimes.com.

  2. 02
    China Daily chinadaily.com.cn Top 10K English

    China Daily Website - Connecting China Connecting the World

    Chinadaily.com.cn is the largest English portal in China, providing news, business information, BBS, learning materials. The Website has channels as China, BizChina, World, Opinion, Sports/Olympics, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Culture, Citylife, Photo, Forum and Weather.

  3. 03
    The Japan Times japantimes.co.jp Top 10K English

    The Japan Times - News On Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment And More

    Latest news on Japan: business, politics, commentary, sports, culture, life and more

  4. 04
    CGTN cgtn.com Top 10K English

    CGTN | Breaking News, China News, World News and Video

    Get the news as it breaks and go behind the day's top stories, from politics, business, culture and sports to nature, travel and technology. CGTN delivers a Chinese perspective on global news through innovative use of the latest media tools.

  5. 05
    China Times chinatimes.com Top 10K English

    Pro-People's Republic of China daily newspaper in the Republic of China (Taiwan)

  6. 06
    The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com Top 10K English

    The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & Analysis

    The Globe and Mail offers the most authoritative news in Canada, featuring national and international news

  7. 07
    The Independent independent.co.uk Top 1K English

    News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news

    The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.

  8. 08
    Hindustan Times hindustantimes.com Top 10K English

    Hindustan Times: Breaking News, Latest News, India News, World News & Cricket Today's Headlines | Hindustan Times

    Hindustan Times: Stay updated with Hindustan Times for the top India news, world events, and breaking stories. Get real-time updates on politics, wars, live cricket scores, entertainment news, and lifestyle updates.

  9. 09
    El País elpais.com Top 1K Spanish

    EL PAÍS: el periódico global

    Noticias de última hora sobre la actualidad en España y el mundo: política, economía, deportes, cultura, sociedad, tecnología, gente, opinión, viajes, moda, televisión, los blogs y las firmas de EL PAÍS. Además especiales, vídeos, fotos, audios, gráficos, entrevistas, promociones y todos los servicios de EL PAÍS.

  10. 10
    The Star thestar.com.my Top 10K English

    The Star | Malaysia News: National, Regional and World News

    Get the latest Malaysia news stories and opinions with focus on National, Regional, Sarawak and World News, as well as reports from Parliament and Court.

  11. 11
    Google google.com.hk Top 1K German

    Google

    Hong Kong subsidiary of Google China

  12. 12
    Handelsblatt handelsblatt.com Top 10K German

    Handelsblatt - Nachrichten aus Finanzen, Wirtschaft und Politik

    Auf Handelsblatt lesen Sie News über Unternehmen, Finanzen, Politik und Technik. ➤ Die Nr. 1 der Finanz- & Wirtschaftszeitungen. ➤ Substanz entscheidet.

  13. 13
    The Dong-a Ilbo donga.com Top 10K Korean

    동아일보

    대한민국을 대표하는 정론지 동아일보는 디지털 창인 동아닷컴과 함께 공정하고 정확한 뉴스로 독자 여러분과 더 나은 미래를 만들어 나가겠습니다.

  14. 14
    Daily Express express.co.uk Top 10K English

    Latest UK and World News, Sport and Comment | Express.co.uk

    Latest news, showbiz, sport, comment, lifestyle, city, video and pictures from the Daily Express and Sunday Express newspapers and Express.co.uk

  15. 15
    The Times thetimes.co.uk Top 10K

    British daily national newspaper based in London

  16. 16
    Mainichi Shimbun mainichi.jp Top 10K English

    The Mainichi - Japan Daily News

    English news, analysis of Japanese politics, business and society by Japan's oldest newspaper, the Mainichi Shimbun.

  17. 17
    The Guardian theguardian.com Top 1K English

    Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian

    Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice

  18. 18
    The Jerusalem Post jpost.com Top 10K English

    The Jerusalem Post - All News from the Middle East, Israel, and the Jewish World

    The Jerusalem Post is Israel's most-read English news website and best-selling English newspaper bringing breaking news, world news & middle east news.

  19. 19
    Index index.hu Top 10K Hungarian

    Index - friss hírek, események, tények

    Magyarország kezdőlapja: gyors hírek, feltárt tények, karcos vélemények. Fontos hírek: ügynökakták

  20. 20
    The New York Times nytimes.com Top 1K English

    nytimes.com

    American daily newspaper (founded 1851)

Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to scmp.com’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones South China Morning Post uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.

04 · Fingerprints

Technology

What South China Morning Post is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.

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JavaScript frameworks
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  • React implied by Next.js (page source: /_next/static/)
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Analytics
  • Hotjar page source: static.hotjar.com
Tag managers
Advertising
Live chat & support
  • Zendesk TXT v=spf1 a mx include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.createsend.com inclu…
CDN
  • cdnjs asset https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/
  • Cloudflare header cf-ray: a5630bfd0ff962b6-HAM
Email hosting
DNS hosting
SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
  • Atlassian TXT atlassian-domain-verification=7yoiJ8bObjdkz7V/aAWatrMv6W0SQo1YHTbato6…
  • Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=e5MwJgO5Mavc3-4wxNuktg0P15FbsOLs593uS03o-LA
  • Meta Business Suite TXT facebook-domain-verification=c3adqc16beozvjggbzejs0c31dsfra
  • Salesforce TXT v=spf1 a mx include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.createsend.com inclu…

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