PHOTOS: Reporters, editors honored at Foreign Language Newspapers Association's ninth anniversary
By Kim Dong-wooPosted : July 9, 2024, 18:46Updated : July 9, 2024, 18:50
SEOUL, July 9 (AJU PRESS) – Cui Jinning, a reporter from The Aju Daily, and three other journalists from foreign-language newspapers in South Korea were honored Tuesday for their distinguished news articles and activities.
The Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea celebrated the ninth anniversary of its founding with a ceremony at the Korea Press Center in central Seoul.
The association consists of three English newspapers – The Korea JoongAng Daily, The Korea Times, and The Korea Herald – and The Aju Daily, South Korea’s sole Chinese-language newspaper.
Cui, a Chinese national, received a certificate of excellence for her contributions to the improvement of the relationship between South Korea and China through a series of events and publications at the newspaper published by Aju News Corp., which also includes The Aju Press.
Other recipients included Kim Jee-hee, digital team leader at The Korea JoongAng Daily; Paul Kerry, chief copy editor at The Korea Herald; and Kim Bo-eun, Park Ji-won, Mun Chan-ung, Lee Jong-eun and Shim Hyun-chul from The Korea Times.
The association was established in July 2015 to promote cooperation among foreign-language newspapers.
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In-chon (5th from left, front row), Choi Jin-young (4th from left, front row), chairman of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea and CEO of Herald Corp., and other participants pose for a photo at the ninth-anniversary celebration of the association at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on July 9, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
(From left to right, front row) James Kim, chairman and CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea; Choi Jin-young, chairman of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea and CEO of Herald Corp.; Oh Young-jin, president-publisher of The Korea Times, and other attendees salute the national flag at the ninth-anniversary celebration of the association at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on July 9, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In-chon (right) is greeted by Yang Gyu-hyeon (left), CEO of The Aju Daily, and Kim Young-sang, CEO of The Korea Herald, before the ninth-anniversary celebration of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on July 9, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In-chon delivers a congratulatory speech at the ninth-anniversary celebration of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on July 9, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Choi Jin-young, chairman of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea, delivers a welcome speech at the ninth-anniversary celebration of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on July 9, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
James Kim, chairman and CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, delivers a congratulatory speech at the ninth-anniversary celebration of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on July 9, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Qatari Ambassador to Korea Khalid Ebrahim Al-Hamar (right) proposes a toast as Bangladesh Ambassador to Korea Delwar Hossain watches at the ninth-anniversary celebration of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on July 9, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Uangel Voice, a popera group, performs at ninth-anniversary celebration of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on July 9, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yu In-chon (second from left); Choi Jin-young (third from left), chairman of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea; Bangladesh Ambassador to Korea Delwar Hossain (fifth from right); Yang Gyu-hyeon, CEO of The Aju Daily (fourth from right), Oh Young-jin (second from right), president-publisher of The Korea Times, and other participants toast at the ninth-anniversary celebration of the association at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on July 9, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Cui Jinning (right), a reporter from The Aju Daily, poses with Choi Jin-young, chairman of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea, after receiving a certificate of excellence at the ninth-anniversary celebration of the association at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on July 9, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Paul Kerry (right), chief copy editor of The Korea Herald, poses with Choi Jin-young, chairman of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea, after receiving a certificate of excellence at the ninth-anniversary celebration of the association at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on July 9, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Reporters from The Korea Times pose with Choi Jin-young (center), chairman of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea, after receiving a certificate of excellence at the ninth-anniversary celebration of the association at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on July 9, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Kim Jee-hee, (right), digital team leader of The Korea JoongAng Daily, poses with Choi Jin-young, chairman of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea, after receiving a certificate of excellence at the ninth-anniversary celebration of the association at the Korea Press Center in Seoul on July 9, 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
