The German Press Agency dpa links the Asia News Network (ANN) with Yahoo!

Hamburg (ots) - Hamburg (ots) - Hamburg/Bangkok, Yahoo! will be
adding the Asia News Networks news and features to its world wide
websites from July 2010 on. A deal organising the cooperation of the
network of leading Asian newspapers and the premium portal has been
negotiated by the German Press Agency dpa, syndication rights holder
at ANN. ANN will deliver selected text and photo to Yahoo under a
three year agreement to support Yahoo's efforts to cover Asia best.

ANN statement

"As an alliance of credible news sources, we are delighted to be
working with Yahoo! to propel Asian news and information to readers
worldwide. We hope the readers get to know Asia as well as we do
through this new Yahoo! service," said Pana Janviroj, executive
director, Asia News Network

Yahoo statement

"Yahoo!'s partnership with ANN means a greater and richer variety
of stories for our users - stories that are told from a local
perspective across Asia. It also symbolizes the trust and friendship
that we share with newspaper publishers." Alan Soon Managing Editor
Yahoo! Southeast Asia

dpa statement

"From the beginning of our commitment with ANN we were convinced
of the high value the ANN selection of finest articles has for the
world wide readership. We are happy to see this belief approved now."
Michael Segbers, Senior Vice President at dpa said.

About ANN

The ANN was founded in 1998 with the aim of uniting Asian
newspapers. Today, the network is an alliance of 21 opinion leading
daily newspapers from 19 Asian countries. For more information, visit
www.asianewsnet.net.

About Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com.sg) Yahoo! attracts hundreds of
millions of users every month through its innovative technology and
engaging content and services, making it one of the most trafficked
Internet destinations and a world class online media company.
Yahoo!'s vision is to be the center of people's online lives by
delivering personally relevant, meaningful Internet experiences.
Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more
information, visit http://pressroom.yahoo.com or the company's blog,
Yodel Anecdotal (http://yodel.yahoo.com).

About dpa

dpa is the largest independent news and information service
provider in Germany and one of the leading international news
agencies with staff in 100 countries. The agency is jointly owned by
the German media, and the business group incorporates approximately
1100 employees. In addition to its internationally published text
services in German, English, Spanish and Arabic, dpa provides
picture, graphic and audio news services round the clock. Its
portfolio extends to multimedia and mobile services, as well as
editorial and technological services, amongst others.

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