The journalists are:
- Uzmi Athar | Press Trust of India | India
- Michael Beltran | The News Lens International | Philippines
- Yueh Shyang Chau | Lianhe Zaobao | Singapore
- Bonnie Chen | Sing Tao News Corporation Limited | Hong Kong SAR China
- Nithin Coca | Freelance/Devex | Japan
- Morshed Hassib Hasan | Channel 24 | Bangladesh
- Tauhid Hossain | Jamuna Television Limited | Bangladesh
- Jiahui Huang | Wall Street Journal/ Dow Jones Newswire | Singapore
- Yian Lee | The Reporter | Taiwan
- James Mayger | Bloomberg News | China
- Georgina McKay | Bloomberg News | Australia
- Meena Meena | The Mooknayak | India
- Seng Mengheng | Kiripost Media | Cambodia
- Mia Nulimaimaiti | South China Morning Post (SCMP) | Hong Kong SAR China
- Richa Pinto | The Times of India | India
- Waseem Shahzad Qadri | The Think Tank Journal | Pakistan
- Raissa Robles | Freelance | Philippines
- Pallavi Sareen | The Strait Line | China
- Roni Satria | CNN Indonesia | Indonesia
- Silva Shih | Commonwealth Magazine | Taiwan
- Zen Soo | Associated Press | Hong Kong SAR China
- Phuc Ta | Forbes Vietnam | Vietnam
- Jitsiree Thongnoi | Freelance | Thailand
- Nghi Vũ | Tuoi Tre Newspaper | Vietnam
- Kang Wan Chern | The Straits Times | Singapore
