Hainan Daily

The Hainan Daily or Hainan Ribao^[2] (simplified Chinese: 海南日报; traditional Chinese: 海南日報; pinyin: Hǎinán rìbào) is a Chinese language daily newspaper published in Hainan Province, People's Republic of China. Originally the organ of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (中共海南省委机关报),^[3] it was established on May 7, 1950,^[4] formerly known as New Hainan Post (新海南报),^[5] which was renamed to its current name in 1958.^[6]

Hainan Daily
海南日报

Type	Daily newspaper
Publisher	Hainan Daily Press Group
Founded	May 7, 1950[1]
Language	Chinese
Headquarters	Haikou, Hainan
Website	hnrb.hinews.cn hndaily.cn

In January 1991, Hainan Daily launched the Hainan Daily Overseas Edition (海南日报海外版),^[7] which is based on Hainan Special Administrative Region, facing overseas, focusing on Southeast Asia, introducing the policies of Hainan Special Economic Zone (海南经济特区) and the investment environment and other information.^[8]

Following reform and opening up, in July 2004, Hainan Daily was privatised and became part of the Hainan Daily Press Group (海南日报报业集团). This group also operates the online news service hinews.cn in simplified Chinese, which in 2009 won a national prize for innovative website development.^[4]