An event to mark the third anniversary of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea took place at the Korea Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, Tuesday,
Reporters from the four English language papers of Korea -- The Korea Herald, the Korea Times, the Joongang Daily and the Aju Business Daily -- gathered for the ceremony and the luncheon hosted by the association to celebrate the occasion.
Outstanding reporters from each of the four papers were commended with a plaque. The Korea Herald’s Multimedia Section Editor Yang Sung-jin was recognized for his contribution to the expansion of the paper’s news to not only print and online, but also to other digital platforms including YouTube.
Ryu Kwon-ha (fourth from right, back row), the third chairman of the Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea (FNA), Michael Reiterer (third from right, back row), ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Korea, and Kwon Chung-won (second from right, back row), CEO of Herald Corp. join other newspaper association representatives at the third anniversary ceremony of the FNA held in Seoul on Tuesday. Yang Sung-jin (left, front row), multimedia section editor at The Korea Herald also poses with other awardees. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)
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