It was one of a series of newspapers that was founded by Koreans in Vladivostok, and was preceded by the 1908 Haejo sinmun, 1908–1910 Taedong kongbo, and 1911 Taeyangbo.

[4] Since the late 19th century, Koreans moved into the Russian Far East in search of economic opportunities.

[5][2][3] The newspaper's predecessors were staunch advocates of the movement, and were forced to close under Japanese pressure.

[3] However, the group suffered from internal political divisions early in its history, and in the midst of an internal dispute,[1] around 15,000 pieces of movable type used to publish the newspaper were stolen by the pro-Japanese Korean spy Ŏm Insŏp [ko].

That was the Ch'ŏnggu sinbo, which began publication after the beginning of the Russian Civil War eased political suppression of Korean organizations.

Every August 29, the anniversary of Japan's annexation of Korea, it would publish a special issue in support of the independence movement.

[3] It shared pictures of An Jung-geun's assassination of former Japanese resident-general Itō Hirobumi, and advocated for the maintenance of the Korean language and culture among the diaspora.

[3] It petitioned the Russian government on a number of issues affecting the welfare and rights of Koreans.