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Central News Agency

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Central News Agency

Summary

Central News Agency is a news agency[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Central News Agency is in the country of Taiwan[3].
  • Central News Agency's instance of is recorded as news agency[4].
  • Central News Agency's main regulatory text is recorded as Q18848227[5].
  • Central News Agency's headquarters location is recorded as Taipei[6].
  • Central News Agency's Commons category is recorded as Central News Agency (Republic of China)[7].
  • January 1, 1924 marks the founding of Central News Agency[8].
  • Central News Agency's official website is recorded as https://www.cna.com.tw/[9].
  • Central News Agency's official website is recorded as https://focustaiwan.tw/[10].
  • Central News Agency's official website is recorded as https://japan.cna.com.tw/[11].
  • Central News Agency's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Central News Agency (Republic of China)[12].
  • Central News Agency's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '財團法人中央通訊社'}[13].
  • Central News Agency's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Central News Agency'}[14].
  • Central News Agency's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'フォーカス台湾'}[15].
  • Central News Agency's legal form is recorded as incorporated foundation[16].
  • Central News Agency's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CNA'}[17].
  • Central News Agency's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中央社'}[18].
  • Central News Agency's different from is recorded as Central News Agency[19].
  • Central News Agency's different from is recorded as Korean Central News Agency[20].
  • Central News Agency's different from is recorded as CNA[21].
  • Central News Agency's different from is recorded as Hong Kong China News Agency[22].
  • Central News Agency's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+51929'}[23].
  • Central News Agency's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+58332'}[24].
  • Central News Agency's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+67872'}[25].
  • Central News Agency's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+113000'}[26].
  • Central News Agency's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+131000'}[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1924 marks the founding of Central News Agency[8].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '財團法人中央通訊社'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Central News Agency'}[14], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'フォーカス台湾'}[15]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CNA'}[17] and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中央社'}[18].

Operations

Central News Agency's headquarters location is recorded as Taipei[6].

Why It Matters

Central News Agency has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

news agency Taipei Taiwan TaiwanPlus

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . mocfile.moc.gov.tw. mocfile.moc.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . focustaiwan.tw. focustaiwan.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . japan.cna.com.tw. japan.cna.com.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2LR46c
    Instance of → news agency
    Legal form → incorporated foundation
    Encyclopedia of china (third edition) id → 532903
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