Asia Pacific Rice Journalist Award 2008 - Eligibility

1.	The writer of the article / radio script must be a citizen, permanent resident or otherwise based (working/living) in any country or territory in the Asia Pacific region as indicated in the list below.

List of countries in the Asia Pacific region, sorted by sub-regions

Central Asia

East Asia

South Asia

1. Armenia
2. Azerbaijan
3. Georgia
4. Kazakhstan
5. Kyrgyzstan
6. Mongolia
7. Tajikistan
8. Turkmenistan
9. Uzbekistan

1. DPR Korea
2. Japan
3. Hong Kong (China)
4. Macao (China)
5. China
6. Republic of Korea
7. Taiwan

1. Afghanistan
2. Bangladesh
3. Bhutan
4. India
5. Maldives
6. Nepal
7. Pakistan
8. Sri Lanka

Southeast Asia

South Pacific

1. Brunei Darussalam
2. Cambodia
3. East Timor/Timor Leste
4. Indonesia
5. Malaysia
6. Myanmar/Burma
7. PDR Lao
8. Philippines
9. Singapore
10. Thailand
11. Vietnam

1. American Samoa (U.S)
2. Australia
3. Cook Islands
4. Federated States of Micronesia
5. Fiji
6. French Polynesia (France)
7. Guam (U.S)
8. Kiribati
9. Marshall Islands
10. Nauru
11. New Caledonia (France)
12. New Zealand
13. Niue
14. Norfolk Island (Australia)
15. Palau
16. Papua New Guinea
17. Pitcairn Islands (U.K)
18. Samoa
19. Solomon Islands
20. Tonga
21. The Northern Marianna Islands (U.S)
22. Tokelau (New Zealand)
23. Tuvalu
24. Vanuatu
25. Wallis and Futuna (France)

2.	There is no minimum or maximum age limit for entrants.
3.	The articles/radio scripts have to be published as print or electronic media.
4.	All submitted articles/radio scripts will need to be under the name of an individual.
5.	To be considered, nominations need to comply with the rules and regulations given below and be accompanied by a properly completed Nomination Form and Author's Declaration Form.
6.	Not eligible to participate in this competition are: management and staff members of PAN AP and IFEJ; the judges and their organisations; and the immediate family members of all such persons/organisations.