Question: What is the name of the one of the oldest East Asia newspaper in the place that is home to an estimated population of 2,646,204 ( 2019 ) ?

text: List of the oldest newspapers
By region -- East Asia
Inaugural issue of the North China Herald , August 3 , 1850 .
This list of the oldest newspapers sorts the newspapers of the world by the date of their first publication. The earliest newspapers date to 17th century Europe when printed periodicals began rapidly to replace the practice of hand-writing newssheets. The emergence of the new media branch has to be seen in close connection with the simultaneous spread of the printing press from which the publishing press derives its name.
Date Newspaper Language Place Country/Region Notes
1577 Jobo Hanja Joseon Joseon The Jobo , which is discussed in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty , is possibly the oldest newspaper in the world . Published in 1577 , the Jobo was a privately run commercial newspaper , printed daily , that covered a range of topics , including weather , constellations , and current affairs . In 2017 , a Korean monk claimed to have discovered an extant copy of the Jobo
1806 The Prince of Wales Island Gazette English Penang British Malaya First newspaper in Southeast Asia ; last issue rolled off the press on 7 July 1827 ; weekly edition survived until January 1830
1844 The Bangkok Recorder English/Thai Bangkok Thailand Country 's first newspaper
1845 The China Mail English Victoria City Hong Kong The first newspaper published in the crown colony and the longest-lived of any Hong Kong newspaper . Published until 1974
1845 The Straits Times English Singapore Straits Settlements Split into The Straits Times ( based in Singapore ) and The New Straits Times ( based in Kuala Lumpur ) after Singapore 's separation from Malaysia in 1965
1850 North China Herald ( North China Daily News ) English Shanghai China A weekly newspaper at first , it began daily publication in 1864 under the new name North China Daily News . Ceased publication in 1951
1853 Chinese serial Chinese Victoria City Hong Kong First Chinese-language newspaper in the crown colony . Ceased publication in 1856
1858 Royal Thai Government Gazette Thai Dusit , Bangkok Siam Country 's first newspaper
1861 Nagasaki Shipping List and Advertiser English Nagasaki Japan Country 's first newspaper
1862 Kwanpan Batavia Shinbun Japanese Tokyo Japan First Japanese-language newspaper . A month-by-month government translation of the Dutch Javasche Courant
1868 Chugai Shinbun Japanese Tokyo Japan First Japanese-language newspaper with original reporting . Ceased with publisher 's death in 1869
1870 Yokohama Mainichi Shinbun Japanese Yokohama Japan First daily Japanese-language newspaper . Closed in 1940
1872 Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun Japanese Tokyo Japan Merged with Mainichi Shimbun which is still published
1881 Chosen shinpo Japanese Pusan Korea Korea 's first newspaper , but published in Japanese
1883 ( 1886 ) Hanseong sunbo ( Hanseong Jubo ) Chinese , Korean Seoul Korea First Korean-language newspaper
1885 Taiwan Church News ( Tâi-oân Kàu-hōe Kong-pò ) Taiwanese Tâi-lâm-chiu Tâi-oân First newspaper in Taiwan
1888 The Singapore Weekly Herald English Singapore Straits Settlements
1895 Taiwan Nichinichi Shimpō Japanese Taihoku Japanese Taiwan Called Taiwan Nichinichi Shimpo in most of the Japanese ruling period . Still published as Taiwan Shin Sheng Daily News
1898 The Manila Times English Manila Captaincy General of the Philippines Oldest extant English-language broadsheet in the Philippines still operating under its name