Wanbao - 30 Years of Dedication app for iPhone and iPad


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Developer: Singapore Press Holdings
2.99 USD
Current version: 1.4, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 18 Apr 2013
App size: 185 Mb

Wanbao - 30 Years of Dedication app offers an educational and entertaining insight into the history of Lianhe Wanbao, an evening Chinese daily owned by Singapore Press Holdings that has played a vital part in the lives of many Singaporeans. The app content includes newspapers articles, photo gallery and vodcasts on news stories. The content has been published as a pull-out section to celebrate the papers 30th anniversary on 16 March 2013. Produced by omy.sg, a bilingual-friendly interactive web portal by Singapore Press Holdings, the app offers:

*Major news break: a relook of major news reported by WB through the years, these include Adrian Lim murder, death of songstress Teresa Teng, collapse of Hotel New World, Sars outbreak, and the murder of Huang Na among others.
*Behind the scenes: offers a glimpse into the ups and downs of journalists at work, newsroom operation timeline
*Special columns: a look into the numerous popular columns through the 30 years.
*WB events: showcases an array of events organized by the newspapers for its readers.
*Moving with the times: a journey into the development of newspaper printing technology and how it catches on with the internet.
*The people: the people who write the stories can be as interesting as the stories themselves. Peek into the various characters in the newsroom through the years. Management of the newspaper shared their perspectives on the newspaper too.