Union of Catholic Asian News
| Brief Introduction to UCA News |
Union of Catholic Asian News is linked to UCIP (International Catholic Union of the Press), the official Church print media organization. UCA News was founded by two UCIP regional associations: EACPA (East Asia Catholic Press Association) and SEACPA (Southeast Asia Catholic Press Association). UCA News is a member of FIAC (International Federation of Catholic News Agencies), which is one of several federations that constitute UCIP.
UCA News, the largest Asian Church news agency, offers various products and services:
- UCAN Daily Service UCAN reports in English, issued every weekday.
- ASIA FOCUS Asian Church newsletter, 48 weeks a year.
- UCAN Cebuano Service UCAN reports in Philippines' Cebuano language
- < from: May 1, 1997 to: June 14, 2002 >.
- UCAN Chinese Service UCAN reports in Chinese, 50 weeks a year
- < from: May 1, 1997 to: present >.
- UCAN Indonesian Service UCAN reports in Indonesian
- < from: January 1, 1997 to: present >.
- UCAN Korean Service UCAN reports in Korean
- < from: October 12, 1998 to: present >.
- UCAN Tamil Service UCAN reports in Tamil
- < from: September 1, 1999 to: August 30, 2002 >.
- UCAN Vietnamese Service UCAN reports in Vietnamese
- < from: September 7, 1998 to: December 31, 2002 >.
- UCAN Archives Research tool for UCAN Daily Service subscriber to search reports.
- Diocesan Profiles Series Profiles of Asian dioceses.
- UCAN Series: Children in Asia Photos and text about children in Asia.
- UCAN Photo Service Feature photos from the Asian Church.
- FABC Papers The complete texts of documents issued by the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC).
"Asian Church identity" began to develop when Pope Paul VI met Asian bishops at Manila in 1970. The FABC (Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences) held its first plenary assembly in 1974. The Pan-Asian Episcopal Conference on Social Communications met that same year in Tokyo and urged "exchange of information" within the Asian Church. UCIP's first Asian meeting (Manila, November 1976) elected a UCIP Coordinator in Asia, who examined the "exchange" concept, surveyed UCIP members and facilitated a process which concluded that a "news agency" model would be best for Asia. In1978, EACPA and SEACPA approved the proposal to start UCA News. Operations began in 1979.
East Asia: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, Mongolia, Taiwan
Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Central Asia and eastern Russia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Siberia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Headquarters, Administration Office: Hong Kong
Main Editorial Office: Thailand
Other Editorial Offices: Hong Kong, Jakarta, Manila, New Delhi, Seoul.
Bureaus: Bangkok, Colombo, Dhaka, Ho Chi Minh City, Kathmandu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Lahore, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo, Yangon and the Vatican.
Correspondents / reporters / stringers: Throughout Asia.
UCA News exists to report news about and of interest to the Church in Asia.
Spirit of Service. UCAN editors are professionally qualified. Reporters wishing to help the information needs of the Church receive journalism training from UCA News in their own reporting areas and at UCA News headquarters in Hong Kong and Thailand.
Spirit of Generosity. About one-fifth of the expenses of UCA news are met through subscription income. Allocations from benefactors and donors make up the difference.
UCA News Administration Office (HongKong)
E-mail, General Administration: ucanews@ucanews.com
E-mail, Executive Director: RA@ucanews.com
Fax: (852) 2772 7656
Phone: (852) 2349 6179
Post: UCA News, P.O. Box 69626, Kwun Tong,
Hong Kong SAR, China
UCAN Main Editorial Office (Thailand)
E-mail: meo@ucanews.com
Fax, International: 66-2954-9316
Fax, Domestic: 0-2954-9316
Phone, International: 66-2954-9311
Phone, Domestic: 0-2954-9311
Post: UCAN, 25/79-82 Moo 6
Soi Chinnakhet 1/45, Ngamwongwan Road
Thungsonghong, Laksi,
Bangkok 10210, Thailand
UCAN Editorial Office in Hong Kong
E-mail: chinaoffice@ucanews.com
Fax: (852) 2772 7656; 2709 2320
Phone: (852) 2727 2018; 2349 6179
Post: P.O. Box 62702, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China
UCAN Editorial Office in India
E-mail: kavi@vsnl.com
Fax: (91-11) 2237 5316
Phone: (91-11) 2237 9734
Post: UCAN, c/o CBCI Centre, Goldak-khana,
New Delhi-110001, India
UCAN Editorial Office in Indonesia
E-mail: ucan_indonesia_rini@yahoo.com
Fax: (62-21) 865 7509
Phone: (62-21) 865 7509 or (62-21) 8690 0751
Post: Perumahan Buaran Regency, Blok G, No.10,
Jalan Radin Inten II, Pondok Kelapa,
Jakarta 13450, Indonesia
UCAN Editorial Office in Korea
E-mail: ucan123@korea.com
Fax: (82-2) 849-5159
Phone: (82-2) 849-5152
Post: 48-26, Singil 2-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu,
Seoul 150-838, Korea
UCAN Editorial Office in the Philippines
E-mail, Editorial: ucanphil@mozcom.com
E-mail, Special Projects: ucanproj@skyinet.net
Fax: (63-2) 434 8442
Phone: (63-2) 434 3964
Post: UCAN, P.O. Box 230, U.P. Post Office, Diliman,
Quezon City 1144, Philippines
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