List of the oldest newspapers

Columns: 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

Example questions:
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 ) ? | What is the name of one of the oldest East Asia newspaper in the place whose population stood at nearly 1.767 million as of 2018 ? | What is the name of the one of the oldest East Asia newspaper in the place that is the economic , cultural and educational center of southeaster South Korea ? | What is the name of one of the oldest East Asia newspaper in the place that is the second largest city in Japan by population ?

Answers:
Taiwan Nichinichi Shimpō | The Prince of Wales Island Gazette | Chosen shinpo | Yokohama Mainichi Shinbun