“Its evolution from being a single, daily satellite feed, to a cloud-based platform… highlights its dedication to adapting with technology to best serve its members in the rapid delivery of news” Ahmed Nadeem, ABU Secretary-General.
Asiavision
Asiavision is the ABU’s video news exchange. It includes breaking and headline news, issues-based content and human interest and cultural stories. ABU members who subscribe to Asiavision pay an additional fee for access to more than 16,000 stories a year. As of January 2026, there are 32 Asiavision members. They are:
Events
Each year, ABU News hosts face-to-face meetings of Asiavision producers/co-ordinators, the ABU News Group meeting and the Global News Forum. Generally, the Asiavision producer meetings are held in Malaysia. The News Group meeting and the Global News Forum are held as a three-day event, hosted by members. Recent themes have included:
2025: Journalism Under Fire – Istanbul, Türkiye
2024: The Future of News – Bangkok, Thailand
2023: AI, Leading Change and Inspiring a Greener Future – Kuching, Malaysia
2022: Truth and Trust at times of Crisis – Delhi, India
Training
ABU News provides face to face and online training. It also produces training videos that are available on the ABU YouTube channel. The videos feature:
- Messages in plain English, for people who don’t want to read a 70 page report or training manual.
- Engaging and relatable content, that appeals to everyone from a junior researcher to an experienced reporter – using the medium they use – video.
- Content that is readily accessible and sharable.
