Ms Lee Huay Leng Editor-in-Chief Chinese Media Group SPH Media Huay Leng is the Editor-in-Chief for the Chinese Media Group in SPH Media. She is responsible for Lianhe Zaobao and its global digital platform zaobao.com, the evening daily Shin Min Daily News, a stable of student publications, a digital channel for young audience called HeyKaki and an English language e-magazine called ThinkChina.sg. Huay Leng joined SPH in 1994 and held roles as a journalist, Hong Kong Correspondent, Beijing Bureau Chief, China Editor, News Editor and Deputy Editor of Lianhe Zaobao. She helmed the evening daily Lianhe Wanbao from 2014-2016. In December 2016, she was appointed Head of the Chinese Media Group and was re-designated to her current role with the formation of SPH Media Trust in 2021. Huay Leng currently serves as a member of the Founders’ Memorial Committee, a board director of The Esplanade Co Ltd and Business China, and a board member of the Lee Kuan Yew Fund for Bilingualism. She received the Hsing Yun Journalism Award (Outstanding Achievement) in 2019. In 2025, she was appointed as a Non-Executive and Independent Director of Wilmar International Limited. Huay Leng graduated with an honours degree in Chinese Studies from the National University of Singapore and holds a Master of Arts degree in Southeast Asian Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. She was an Asian Fellow at Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School (2010-2011), and a Singapore Lien fellow of Lien Ying Chow Legacy Fellowship (2014).