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Anna Coren

Anna Coren is an award-winning international correspondent for CNN International, based at the network’s Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Hong Kong.

Coren has been a journalist for more than a decade and has reported on location from some of the biggest news events in Asia Pacific over the last couple of years, including the death of Kim Jung Il, the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Thailand’s worst floods in 50 years, and the tourist bus hostage standoff in the Philippines. She was named ‘Best News Presenter/Anchor’ at the 2011 Asian Television Awards.

Coren led CNN’s week-long special programming of ‘Eye On Mongolia’ and ‘Eye On Thailand’, reporting live on location from each country and providing viewers with insights about the business, culture and personalities that make each country unique. She has also hosted a live discussion with Hollywood director James Cameron via 3D technology for ‘The Special Debate for Earth’s Frontiers: The Future of Energy’ in Seoul.

Since joining CNN in 2008, Coren has interviewed some of the world’s top newsmakers, including United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, Thailand’s former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Korean actor and singer Rain, Hollywood actors and activists George Clooney and Sigourney Weaver, Australian movie director Baz Luhrmann, and legendary golfer Greg Norman.

Her career in journalism has led her to cover stories around the world, including the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the terrorist attacks in Bali and London, and the Asian tsunami.

Prior to joining CNN in 2008, Coren held a variety of positions at broadcasters in Australia, most notably at ‘Today Tonight’, a national current affairs program on the Seven Network. In 2006 she also served as the network’s US correspondent based in Los Angeles. Coren began her career with Australia’s Nine Network as a reporter and presenter. She received her Bachelor of Arts in communications from Australia’s Charles Sturt University.