Go beyond the headlines with the ABC’s new weekly news program, Asia News Week
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.
Watch Episode 1 now on ABC Asia Facebook.
HOW TO WATCH
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Asia News Week episodes air weekly on ABC Australia on Fridays from 8:00pm IST, 9:30pm WIB and 10:30PM SGT, with episodes repeated on Saturdays at 5:45pm IST, 7:15pm WIB, 8:15pm SGT and 10:15pm AEST, with Bahasa subtitles available on Saturday repeated episodes. New episodes will also air on ABC News Channel on Fridays at 10:30pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) and repeated on Saturday 20 July at 5:30pm AEST.
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Catch up on episodes on demand via ABC Asia and via ABC iview.
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 to be expanding our news and current affairs programming on ABC Australia with the launch of Asia News Week. From the skilled team of journalists and correspondents from the ABC’s Asia Pacific Newsroom (APN), Asia News Week will keep audiences informed with important news and stories impacting communities across the region. With weekly episodes broadcasting to ABC Australia TV audiences, our digital audiences can also look forward to viewing the program through our digital platform, ABC Asia.”
