AJA also presented award to Park Hae-il, a South Korean actor who debuted in theaters before achieving greater fame in movies.
Sindh Courier Report
SEOUL
AsiaN, the media arm of the Asia Journalists Association (AJA) announced that it is planning to expand its multilingual edition as the print and on-line magazine celebrated its 11th anniversary.
“A consensus was formed through in-depth discussions with the members of the Asia Journalists Association,” said AsiaN CEO and Publisher Sang-ki Lee.
“We plan to add Asian language versions early next year.”
Possible languages to be added to the current Korea, Arabic and English will be Sindhi, Russian, Persian, and Indonesian.
The announcement was made as AJA members celebrated the anniversary of the founding of the AJA’s media arm The AsiaN at Myeongdong CGV on November 11, 2022.
Coinciding with the anniversary celebration, AJA unanimously decided to present its award to Park Hae-il, a South Korean actor who debuted in theaters before achieving greater fame in movies. He was the lead actor in ‘Decision to Say Goodbye’, an award-winning film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
The event was attended by Koo Bon-hong, chairman of the Asia Journalists Association, Lee Man-soo, chairman of the Hulk Foundation, and Lee Jun-seok, former leader of the People Power Party.
Koo Bon-hong said that the award winner movie of Park Hae-il is a masterpiece that rivals ‘Parasite’ and deserves an Oscar.
“We hope that actor Park Hae-il will continue to do better overseas with the AJA Awards,” he said.
“The Asian Journalists Association, which was launched in 2004, and the AsianN, which was founded on November 11, 2011, by AJA members, celebrated their anniversary. As a small medium, AsiaN is bound to face many difficulties. It is a miracle that it grows every year and holds an event like this. I hope that many people here will support AsiaN so that it can grow into a global media outlet.”
Koo Bon-hong, chairman of the Asian Journalists Association (left), presented a commemorative copper plate for the AJA Award 2022 to actor Park Hae-il.
Lee Man-soo, chairman of the Hulk Foundation, congratulated Park Hae-il on the award.
“AsiaN celebrated its 11th anniversary this year. Not too long ago, SSG Landers, which I was a member of, won the championship in Korean professional baseball. The development of professional baseball was greatly influenced by the media. I ask that the media give a lot of strength to our film as well,” he said.
Lee Jun-seok said that “politics and the media are inseparable.” “The same goes for freedom of speech and press. Just as AsiaN has thrived so far, I hope that journalists from all over Asia will deliver the facts through solidarity, and go beyond that to protect the greater value of freedom,” he said.
On this occasion, Sang-ki Lee introduced all the AJA members to the audience and the award-winner actor.
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