SCMP Group

SCMP Group comprises a diversified portfolio of businesses that deliver news, information and entertainment across many platforms.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, the SCMP Group comprises a diversified portfolio of businesses that deliver news, information and entertainment across many platforms to the people of Hong Kong, China and the world. The South China Morning Post, the Group’s founding company, began operations in November 1903. With the acquisition of TVE in 1996, a magazine and book publishing enterprise, the SCMP Group was established. The South China Morning Post has developed an enviable reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong, China and the rest of Asia. Available in print, mobile, tablets and online through scmp.com and e-reader editions, the newspaper reaches a global audience with daily breaking news, analysis and opinion, multimedia articles and interactive forums. The South China Morning Post received over 190 awards in 2014-15 for excellence in editorial, marketing and technical capabilities. Other titles in the SCMP Group include the Sunday Morning Post, Nanzao.com, Nanzaozhinan.com, STYLE, Destination Macau, The PEAK, HK Magazine, The List and Where Hong Kong. SCMP Hearst, the joint venture partnership between the SCMP Group and Hearst, publishes the Chinese editions of Cosmopolitan, CosmoBride, Harper’s BAZAAR, Harper’s BAZAAR Art, Harper’s BAZAAR Bride, Esquire, ELLE, ELLE Men, ELLE Wedding, ELLE Décoration, and ELLE Accessories; and operates Cosmopolitan.com.hk, Cosmogirl.com.hk, Harpersbazaar.com.hk, ELLE.com.hk and EsquireHK.com in Hong Kong. Other business interests of the SCMP Group include a robust marketing solutions and specialist publishing division, contract publishing and a major stake-holding in Dymocks - Hong Kong’s top branded book retailer, operating 12 stores. A strong balance sheet and financial discipline are the bedrock of the Group. They are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and employ over 1,000 people in their newspaper, magazine and other divisions. Their major shareholder, the Kerry Group, is a diversified and dynamic multinational conglomerate with extensive interests in commodity trading, food and beverage, hotels, property development and, the SCMP Group, media. Today, the SCMP Group connects minds, cultures, businesses and communities with Hong Kong, China and the rest of the world. It is one of the most respected purveyors of quality journalism in the region.