Found a Newsweek article from last year that talks about poverty in Asia. It's a bit long but gives some good information. it's quite true that when it comes to Asia, especially East Asia, people think about prosperity, whether the Asian tigers, China's booming economy or India growing modernity.
It seems surprising to hear how there's more poverty in Asia but then, the number of people in Asia is much more than Africa too- China by itself has more people than Africa. Still I think it's a major issue and it's good to see the South Korean president talking about it being a big priority.