1985年毕业于槟城韩江新闻专修班，随后加入《新明日报》，五年后加盟《星洲日报》。他拥有四十年的新闻与出版经验，现任世华媒体（马）集团总编辑，并历任多项媒体及公共职务，积极参与华文媒体工作。2018年当选马来西亚华文媒体编辑人协会会长，2021年受委为国家通讯社马新社董事会成员。2024年获雪兰莪苏丹沙拉弗丁殿下封赐 D.S.I.S 拿督勋衔。2025年11月受委马来西亚媒体理事会成员，同年12月11日，于马来西亚中华大会堂举办的第二届华社精英表扬“龙腾奖”荣耀之夜上，副首相拿督斯里法迪拉颁发“华社杰出媒体影响力奖”予郭清江，以表彰其长期在华文媒体领域的贡献。

Born in 1964 in Muar, Johor, Malaysia. Graduated from Han Chiang School of Journalism, Penang, in 1985, and joined Shin Min Daily the same year, marking the beginning of his journalism career. In 1990, he joined Sin Chew Daily as a reporter.

Promoted to Assistant News Editor in 1994. Appointed Deputy News Editor in 1995. Became News Editor in 1999. Promoted to Executive Editor (News) in 2000. Appointed Deputy Executive Editor-in-Chief in 2003. Became Executive Editor-in-Chief in 2008.

In 2013, he received the Outstanding Alumni Award from Han Chiang College (renamed Han Chiang University College of Communication in 2014).

From 2014 to 2017, he served as academic advisor for the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Chinese Media Studies programme at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR).

In 2015, he was appointed Honorary Senior Assistant Commissioner (SAC) of Malaysia’s People's Volunteer Corps (RELA).
Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Sin Chew Daily in 2016.

Since 2018, he has served as President of the Chinese Media Editors Association of Malaysia.

In 2021, he was appointed a board member of BERNAMA (Malaysian National News Agency), with the term ending in 2025.

In 2022, he was promoted to Group Editor-in-Chief of Media Chinese International Limited (Malaysia) and concurrently served as Editor-in-Chief of Sin Chew Daily.

In 2024, he was conferred the title of ‘Dato’ by His Royal Highness Sultan Sharafuddin of Selangor, receiving the D.S.I.S. honour.

In 2025, he concluded his tenure as Editor-in-Chief of Sin Chew Daily but continues to serve as Group Editor-in-Chief of Media Chinese International Limited (Malaysia).

On 7 November 2025, Malaysia Media Council appointed Kuik Cheng Kang as a member of the Council.