Asia News Network
http://www.asianewsnet.net/The Asia News Network (ANN) was founded in 1999, with the support of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, to bring together the editors of English-language dailies in Asia. ANN is a network of 14 leading national daily newspapers that print a total of 15 million copies each day and reach over 50 million readers on a daily basis. That makes ANN the biggest newspaper network in the world.
AsiaNews, the weekly magazine, covers issues from business, politics, personalities, sports and social trends and has also a digital edition which can be downloaded from the website.
The members are:
The Statesman from India
Philippine Daily Inquirer from the Philippines
The Star from Malaysia
Sin Chew Jit Poh from Malaysia
The Jakarta Post from Indonesia
The Straits Times from Singapore
The Nation from Thailand
Vietnam News from Vietnam
The Korea Herald from South Korea
China Daily from China
Yomiuri Shimbun and Daily Yomiuri from Japan
The Island from Sri Lanka
The Daily Star from Bangladesh
ANN is organised to provide avenues for cooperation and to optimise coverage of major news events in the region. It has three key objectives, namely, to enhance and improve the news coverage of Asian affairs, to provide member newspapers with reliable access to news sources in Asia and to help promote the professional development of journalism in the region.
A weekly e-paper with summarized news and analyses can be downloaded from the website.Nation Towers
44, Moo 10 Bangna-Trad Road
(Km.4.5), Bangna,
Bangkok, 10260 Thailand
Tel: (66) 2 325 5555 ext 2671
Fax: (66) 2 317 2071
E-mail: editor@asianewsnet.netCouncil of Asian Press Institutes (CAPI)
Established in 1999, the Council of Asian Press Institutes (CAPI) is a network of press institutes and media organisations actively involved in training in Asia. It was founded at a strategic planning meeting of press institutes in Manila, Philippines, and organised under the auspices of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
CAPI’s principal mandate is to develop and promote professional practice of journalism in Asia. As a council, it functions as a collegial body to determine its plans, activities and policies.CAPI's members are:
The primary goal of CAPI is aimed at creating opportunities for cooperation and collaboration between institutes, press bodies and other organisations of journalism practitioners through regional training seminars and workshops, forums and conferences, consultations and research studies, and sharing of human and technical resources.
Council of Asia Press Institute/Secretariat
Philippine Press Institute
Room 312, BF Condominium
Aduana Street
Intramuros, Manila
Tel: (63) 2 527 9632
Fax: (63) 2 527 3390
E-mail: ppi1@mozcom.com
Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism (ACFJ)
http://acfj.ateneo.edu/The Konrad Adenauer Asian Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University, also known as ACFJ, is dedicated to the promotion of excellence in journalism in Southeast Asia. Inaugurated in June 2000 with the help of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, ACFJ aims to foster a free, viable and responsible press that will nurture the public discourse essential to an informed practice of citizenship and democracy. Its three main priorities are: to promote excellence and professionalism in journalism, to ensure continuing professional growth of Southeast Asian journalists through training and education and to foster unity among Southeast Asian nations. Apart from offering onsite seminars and workshops, ACFJ also offers a master's degree in journalism, diploma courses in online and radio journalism, and short courses in investigative reporting, media and politics and similar topics. It is also set to launch a diploma course in photojournalism.
2/F, Department of Communication Building
Ateneo de Manila University
Loyola Heights, Quezon City 1108
P.O. Box 154 Manila, Philippines
Tel No.: (63) 2 426 6001 local 5215 / 926 3253
Fax No.: (63) 2 926 3254
E-mail Address: newsroom@admu.edu.ph
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS, Singapore)
www.iseas.edu.sgISEAS was established as an autonomous organisation in 1968. It is a regional research centre for scholars and other specialists concerned with modern Southeast Asia and its wider geostrategic and economic environment. The aim of the Institute is to nurture a community of scholars interested in the region and to engage in research on the multi-faceted dimensions and issues of stability and security, economic development, and political, social and cultural change.
Southeast Asia is the geographical focus of the Institute. However, reflecting the trends of regional interdependence and globalisation, ISEAS' activities have expanded to include Southeast Asia's relations with other regions and the Asia-Pacific.
Over the years, the mission of ISEAS has grown to encompass the promotion of scholarship, research, and debate on the region's multi-faceted issues of stability and security,economic,development, and political,social and cultural change.The aim is not only to stimulate debate within scholarly circles, but also to enhance public awareness of the region and facilitate the search for viable solutions and policies to problems. To this end, the Institute's activities cover research and consultancy, conferences and seminars, public lectures and briefings, training and publications.
The Research Programs of ISEAS are: Regional Economic Studies; Regional Strategic and Political Studies and Regional Social and Cultural Studies.
30 Heng Mui Keng Terrace,
Pasir Panjang,
Singapore 119614
Main Tel : (65) 6 778 0955
Main Fax : (65) 6 778 1735
Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS, Manila)
The Institute for Development and Strategic Studies aims to contribute to international and regional peace and co-operation, and human well-being through co-operative research and advocacy, discussion, publication and training activities.
ISDS was founded in 1991 by a group of academics at the University of the Philippines as a response to the need for a continuing evaluation and interpretation of changes in national and global affairs. The institute maintains a multidisciplinary and multisectoral Council of Fellows. Apart from academics, the Council is composed of ambassadors, Foreign Service officers, businessmen, and individuals who have distinguished themselves in the public, private, and peoples sectors for their expertise and vision.
The institute maintains a network of linkages with international, regional, national and local organisations, notably the ASEAN Institutes for Strategic and International Studies (ASEAN-ISIS), the Research Forum on Local Governance (RF).
Room 311 Philippine Social Science Center Bldg.
Commonwealth Avenue Diliman Quezon City
1101 Manila, Philippines
Tel: (63) 2 929 0889
Fax: (63) 2 927 3894
Asian Institute of Management-Washington Sycip Policy Center
(AIM-WSPC, Manila)
http://www.policy.aim.edu.ph
The Washington Sycip Policy Forum, the policy think tank of the Asian Institute of Management is one of the region's leading business graduate schools. The Policy Forum is committed to the idea of exploring and promoting policy processes that advance the interests of democratically led societies.The WSPF aims to promote an environment nurtured by vision-based policy recommendations that supports the manager's own role as a provider of society's goods and services and contributor to economic and social, and technological progress. In doing so the Policy Forum serves as a research arm for the business community with a program agenda focusing on firm and industry competitiveness and regional co-operation.
Likewise WSPF seeks to bridge the gap between the public and private sectors by providing a venue for continued collaboration and consensus building through policy briefings, roundtable series, workshops, conferences, and publications.
4/F, AIM Conference Center
Benavidez corner Trasierra Sts.,
Legaspi Village, Makati City 1260
Philippines
Tel: (63) 2 750 1010
Email wspc@aim.edu.ph
Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA, Singapore)
www.siiaonline.orgThe institute was established in September 1961. SIIA's mission is to help make Singapore an intellectually vibrant and cosmopolitan society through research, policy work and public education on international and regional affairs. SIIA organises talks, seminars and conferences on a wide-range of topics from business to socioeconomic to politico-security issues, aimed at creatingawareness and encouraging exchange of information on interesting developments in the region and beyond.
2 Nassim Road
Singapore 258370
Tel: (65) 6 734 9600
Fax: (65) 6 733 6217
Malaysian Institute of Economic Research
(MIER, Kuala Lumpur)
http://www.mier.org.myMIER is one of the few independent NGOs in Malaysia. MIER was established in 1985 and its board is composed of leading personalities from the economic sector as well as from the academe and government representatives. Due to the fact that the institute has kept its independence from the government, the surveys and research conducted my MIER in regard to economic development planning, economic framework and consumer questions for the private sector as well as for government representatives, is of great value. The government invites MIER in a regular basis to join discussions concerning the state budget.
9th Floor, Menara Dayabumi
Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin
P O Box 12160
50768 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: (60) 3 2272-5897
Fax: (60) 3 2273-0197
E-mail: kblee@mier.po.my
Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS, Jakarta)
http://www.csis.or.idThe Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) was established in 1971 and is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. As a national and regional institute of policy studies, it has been engaged in regional and inter-regional economic and security studies that brought about recognition of the non-government and non-official fora's contribution to the official processes of cooperation. It has actively participated in the creation of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC), the ASEAN Institutes of Strategic and International Studies (ASEAN-ISIS). the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP), and the Council for Asia-Europe Cooperation (CAEC).
Jalan Tanah Abang III/23-27
Jakarta 10160
Tel: (62) 21 3865532-35
Fax: (62) 21 3809641
E-mail: csis@csis.or.id
European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS, Brussels)
www.eias.orgThe European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) is a Brussels-based policy and research think-tank supported by the European Union (EU). We aim to promote understanding and co-operation between the EU and Asia and we seek to provide information and expertise to the European Institutions, the academic world and business by disseminating concise, thoroughly researched and up-to-date material on EU-Asia relations and important developments in Asia.
EIAS 35 Rue des deux Eglises
1000 Brussels,
Belgium
Tel: (32) 2 2308122
Fax: (32) 2 2305402
The Yuchengco Center for East Asia (Manila)
http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/research/centers/yc/The Yuchengco Center for East Asia has the objective of contributing to greater awareness and deeper understanding of the Asia-Pacific region, as the Philippines prepares itself for the 21st Century. The Center undertakes academic and policy research, and sponsors seminars on the economies, political systems and cultures of China, Japan, and Korea, as well as the relations of these countries with the Philippines. It is also mandated to conduct research, training and seminars on APEC, ASEM, and ASEAN. Monographs and books are also published by the Center.
Its interdisciplinary orientation and multi-university network enable the Center to avail of the expertise of a wide range of local and international specialists.
The vision of the Center is to be a leading think tank that will be a resource for the academic, business, government and diplomatic sectors.
Dr. Trinidad S. Osteria
President, Yuchengco Center
2nd Floor, Don Enrique T. Yuchengco Hall, De La Salle University
2401 Taft Avenue, 1004 Manila, Philippines
Phone: (63) 2 526 1253
Fax: (63) 2 525 3457
Email: yc@dlsu.edu.ph
The Local Government Development Foundation (LOGODEF, Manila)
www.logodef.com.ph
The Local Government Development Foundation (LOGODEF) is a Manila-based on-stock, non-profit organisation. LOGODEF was established for the purpose of providing professional services to local governments in support of central government efforts to promote the continuing development of Philippine local authorities. It is also the focal institution in Southeast Asia of the Advisory Committee on the Protection of the Sea (ACOPS) based in London. LOGODEF serves as a clearing house for IULA matters in the Philippines and is working closely with various local and international organisations in the furtherance of preparing local governments towards the 21st Century.Suite 333 and 334
Secretariat Building
PICC 1000 Manila
Philippines
Tel: (63) 2 831 3866
Fax: (63) 2 831 3872
Email logodef@info.com.ph
