Seoul Shinmun

Seoul Shinmun
Type Daily newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Founded July 18, 1904 (original)
Language Korean
Ceased publication August 28, 1910 (Korea Daily News), November 10, 1945 (Daily News)
Relaunched November 23, 1945 (current name)
Headquarters Seoul,  South Korea
Circulation 780,000
Website Seoul Shinmun
Seoul Shinmun
Hangul 서울신문
Hanja 서울新聞
Revised Romanization Seoul Shinmun
McCune–Reischauer Sŏul Shinmun

The Seoul Shinmun is a daily newspaper in Seoul, South Korea. The original name of the newspaper is Daehan Maeil Sinbo (The Korea Daily News), which was started on July 18, 1904 and was renamed Daily News (Maeil Sinbo) in August 1910. The current name was adopted in November 1945. It publishes nationally around 780,000 issues a day.

With a history of more than 100 years of publication, it is the oldest newspaper in South Korea. It is the only Korean daily newspaper until 1920, when The Dong-a Ilbo began publishing.

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