The Foreign Language Newspapers Association of Korea (FNA) celebrated its ninth anniversary, Tuesday, recognizing contributors who have promoted information about Korea in various languages.

The FNA was established in July 2015 to seek cooperation for the development of domestic foreign language newspapers published daily. Its members include The Korea Times, The Korea JoongAng Daily, The Korea Herald and The Aju Daily, a Chinese edition of Aju Business Daily.

To commemorate the anniversary, a ceremony was held at the Korea Press Center, featuring distinguished guests including Culture Minister Yu In-chon and American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) chairperson James Kim.

FNA Chairman Choi Jin-young, who also serves as CEO and publisher of Herald Corp., emphasized that foreign-language newspapers have become 커뮤니티 more important than ever as more global readers are interested in Korea and Korean companies are strengthening their overseas expansion.

“Leading an association in a fiercely competitive and challenging business environment is a very big responsibility. In particular, the increasing use of AI is also multiplying the difficulties in producing high-quality, fact-based news content,” the chairman said.

“However, the role and influence of global media are also growing more than ever. Our association will continue the process of reducing the information gap and connecting Korea and the world.”

He urged the association members to strengthen cooperation among themselves so as to seek new opportunities and provide quality information about Korea to readers.

“I believe that our member companies can create new opportunities through closer cooperation. We will use our collective intelligence to find ways to reach readers beyond the borders of Korea, while also promoting exchanges and cooperation with media outlets representing countries around the world,” Choi said.