More dialogue needed with Western editors

ANN should be expanded to have increased dialogue with editors in the developed world, especially North America, the chairman of the newspaper alliance has said.

"The alliance should be the bigger, the better; working as a dialogue platform for Asian media professionals," said Nguyen Tien Le. "I personally believe the alliance should be expanded."

Nguyen, also deputy editor-in-chief of Viet Nam News, said ANN has helped raise the voice of Asian nations by pooling stories from their member newspapers, which are written from the Asian viewpoint and reflect their interests.