The evening newspaper market, which once boasted a daily print run of a million copies, has steadily declined to less than 300,000. In light of the changing market environment, the China Times Express and the United Evening News considered a merger, but integrating the two papers proved too complex and the anticipated announcement never came.
面對市場持續萎縮，一度攻佔百萬份發行量的晚報市場竟持續滑落到每日 30 萬份不到，為因應市場變化，中晚與聯晚曾考慮兩報合併，但因整合過程繁複而宣告破局。