North China Daily News (Chinese: Z穫l穩n X蘋b?o) was an English-language newspaper in China considered the most influential foreign newspaper of its time. The paper was founded as the weekly North China Herald by British auctioneer Henry Shearman and was first published on 3 August 1850 in Shanghai. A daily edition commenced publication on 1 June 1864, as the North China Daily News. In 1924, the newspaper moved into headquarters in the new North China Daily News Building at Number 17 on the Bund, then the tallest building in Shanghai. The North China Herald and the daily edition ceased publication after 8 December 1941 during the Pacific war. Publication was never resumed.