Zhang Haijie
| Zhang Haijie 张海洁 |
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|---|---|
| Born |
Zhang Haijie 28 August 1971 Xi'an, China |
| Residence | Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Other names | Helen Cheung |
| Education |
Communications University of China Australian National University Nanyang Technological University |
| Occupation | University Lecturer (1993–1997) News Anchor, Current Affairs Presenter (1997 – present) |
| Years active | 1997-2004, 2008- |
| Employer | MediaCorp TV (formerly known as Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS)) |
| Home town | Xi'an, China |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Website | Zhang Haijie Fanclub |
Zhang Haijie (Chinese: 张海洁; born 28 August 1971) is a Chinese-Singaporean television news presenter with MediaCorp TV Channel 8, one of two Mandarin Chinese free-to-air television channels in Singapore. Born in Xi'an, China, she became a Singaporean citizen in 2003. Since 1 May 2008, she has been anchoring News Tonight (previously known as News 8 at Ten) every weeknight. Zhang has a reputation for being a highly respected news anchor in the industry, and proves to be popular among the audience due to her distinctive clear voice and professional image she portrays in the newsroom.
Zhang was a part-time Ph.D. candidate at the Nanyang Technological University's Chinese division, researching the changing political role of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry before Singapore's independence. She completed her PhD in April 2012.
Prior to relocating to Singapore in November 1998, Zhang graduated top of her cohort from the Communications University of China (formerly known as Beijing Broadcasting Institute) with a First Class Honours Degree in Broadcasting and Hosting （播音主持专业）. After graduation, Zhang taught at her alma mater for four years before moving on to journalism.
Zhang then worked in the Shanghai Cable TV Station for one-and-a-half years as a financial-news presenter and producer. She then decided to relocate to Singapore to work abroad. Initially hired as a trainer at the Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS) (now MediaCorp's News Department), where she trained then amateur presenters such as Tung Soo Hua, Zhang was asked to anchor the 1 pm news bulletin after just one week into the job. Zhang was then promoted and asked to anchor the 10 pm news on MediaCorp TV Channel 8.
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