Asia News Week on ABC News is a new weekly program – From ABC International and the ABC’s Asia Pacific Newsroom (APN) comes a new weekly news and current affairs program delivering the biggest news and most-timely stories from across Asia.
HOW TO WATCH
- Asia News Week episodes air weekly on ABC News Channel on Fridays at 10:30pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) and repeated on Saturday 20 July at 5:30pm AEST.
- Catch up on episodes on demand via ABC iview on Fridays from 9:00pm AEST.
Asia News Week will bring audiences a complete wrap on the major events and stories of the week from across Asia.
Hosted by ABC journalist and presenter Yvonne Yong and drawing upon the regional expertise of the ABC’s trusted network of correspondents, Asia News Week will share unique explainers on emerging issues, capture interviews with key figures and go beyond the daily headlines in news, politics and trade.
ABC Asia Pacific Newsroom Managing Editor Matthew O’Sullivan said:
“Asia News Week is a long-awaited opportunity for us to better tell the story of our region and the issues that matter. With a pan-Asia approach, Asia News Week will draw on the absolute best journalism the ABC is able to produce from its correspondents from Jakarta to Bangkok, Tokyo to Delhi, as well as its extensive network of journalists with a focus on Asia and the Pacific.”
ABC International Head Claire M. Gorman said:
“We are thrilled that our funding for this program will enable audiences in Australia to better understand the important issues facing the region.”
Watch Episode 1 now on iview.
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