ACTIVITY

GENERAL ASSEMBLY & FORUM​

AJA is holds its General Assembly
to discuss key decisions of the association
and engage in depth discussions
on current events and issues in the media.

We also hold occasional forums for members
and the public to analyze key issues
in depth and propose the best solutions.

AJA AWARD

AJA Award recognizes individuals
who have shone in Asia during the year.

From 2006 to 2009, AJA Press Awards
were given to journalists, and since 2016,
AJA Award has expanded its scope
to include all sectors of society.

2023 Laos National Baseball Team
2022 Actor Park Hae-il
2019 Film Director Bong Joon-ho
2018 Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev, late LG Group Chairman Koo Bon-moo, Egyptian doctor Habib Yacob, Vietnamese national soccer team member Park Hang-seo
2017 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma, Japanese military comfort women victims
2016 Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Film Director Lee Joon-ik, National Assembly member Lee Jasmin, Naver Line corp.

2009 Freedom of the Press Award: Center for Investigative Journalism (Philippines). Special Achievement Award: Ahn Byung-chan (Chairman of the Center for Media Rights, Korea)
2008 Journalist of the Year Award: Yang Mingsen (Environmental Daily, China). Freedom of the Press Award: Damdinsuren Boldkhuyak (Mongolia). Lifetime Achievement Award: Brajesh Bhatia (India)
2007 Nagai Kenji (AFP, Japan)
2006 Federation of Nepali Journalists

MEDIA PUBLICATION

Based on AJA's network,
the online news platform ‘THE AsiaN’
(Korean, English, and Arabic),
launched on November 11, 2011,
and ‘Magazine N’, launched on June 25, 2013,
cover various news from an Asian perspective.

AJA has also translated and published literature
such as ‘Kuwaiti Women’ ‘Manhae Han Yong-un’,
contributing to literary exchange.

GLOCALIZATION

AJA has continuously led social, economic,
and cultural exchanges among Asian countries
through projects such as ‘AJA COMES TO’,
which introduces unique attractions in Korea,
where its headquarters are located.

AJA has also organized international forums
on regional issues in Kuwait, Nepal, and others,
and has facilitated exchanges between journalists.