The Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) is an association of news agencies from UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) member states in the Asia-Pacific region. It was previously known as the Organization of Asian News Agencies.
It was formed in 1961 on UNESCO's initiative. It provides a news wire service containing articles donated by its members.
Members
The members of OANA are:[1][2]
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Bakhtar News Agency | Afghanistan |
| Australian Associated Press | Australia |
| Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency | Azerbaijan |
| Trend News Agency | Azerbaijan |
| Bahrain News Agency | Bahrain |
| Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha | Bangladesh |
| United News of Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
| Xinhua News Agency | China |
| Korean Central News Agency | North Korea |
| Emirates News Agency | Emirates |
| Press Trust of India | India |
| Asian News International | India |
| Antara | Indonesia |
| Islamic Republic News Agency | Iran |
| mosbatemardom | Iran |
| Mehr News Agency | Iran |
| Fars News Agency | Iran |
| National Iraqi News Agency | Iraq |
| Jiji Press | Japan |
| Kyodo News | Japan |
| Kazinform | Kazakhstan |
| Kuwait News Agency | Kuwait |
| Kabar | Kyrgyzstan |
| Lao News Agency | Laos |
| Bernama | Malaysia |
| Montsame News Agency | Mongolia |
| Rastriya Samachar Samati | Nepal |
| Oman News Agency | Oman |
| Pakistan Press International | Pakistan |
| Associated Press of Pakistan | Pakistan |
| Philippine News Agency | Philippines |
| Qatar News Agency | Qatar |
| Yonhap News Agency | South Korea |
| ITAR-TASS News Agency | Russia |
| Russian Information Agency | Russia |
| Saudi Press Agency | Saudi Arabia |
| Lankapuvath | Sri Lanka |
| Syrian Arab News Agency | Syria |
| Thai News Agency | Thailand |
| Anadolu News Agency | Turkey |
| Vietnam News Agency | Vietnam |
| Yemen News Agency | Yemen |
See also
References
- ^ "Member Agencies". Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies.
- ^ K. M. Shrivastava (2007). News agencies from pigeon to internet. Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 269. ISBN 1-932705-67-8.
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