The journalists are:
- Kim Bui Linh Chi | Bloomberg Businessweek Vietnam | Vietnam
- Amanda Lee | Dow Jones/The Wall Street Journal | Singapore
- Wayne Chang | CNN | Taiwan
- Cicilia Sinabariba | NHK Japan – Jakarta Bureau | Indonesia
- Rupali Mukherjee | The Times of India | India
- Fatima Nazish | DW | Pakistan
- Li Wei Soon | Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA) | Malaysia
- Eliot Gao | The Capitol Forum | Hong Kong SAR China
- Raja Babu Agnihotri | The Mooknayak | India
- Wongpun Amarinthewa | The101.world | Thailand
- Umar Bacha | Dawn/The Northern Post | Pakistan
- Jitendra Choubey | The New Indian Express | India
- Annelien De Greef | De Standaard | Indonesia
- Ludwig Federigan | The Manila Times | Philippines
- Saddam Hossain | New Age | Bangladesh
- Reyad Hossain | The Business Standard | Bangladesh
- Sonita Iea | Kiripost Media | Cambodia
- Ilada Pitsuwan | Nation TV | Thailand
- Hammad Qureshi | Nukta Pakistan Pulse Digital | Pakistan
- Ousa Rin | Cambodianess | Cambodia
- Asel Sooronbaeva | Checkit Media | Kyrgyzstan
- Kisho Kumari Sucedaram | Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA) | Malaysia
- Satid Sutipanya | Bangkok Business News | Thailand
- Mohib Ullah | Bisaat News | Pakistan
- Md Asaduz Zaman | The Daily Star | Bangladesh
