article - Yu-Na Kim awarded the Early Youth award
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- Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:29:30 GMT
Late Tuesday, an awards ceremony took place in downtown
Seoul, where a Korean singer and two world-class athletes
took home meaningful awards for personal achievements
that also served to promote the image of Korea in the
international arena.
Already known for its abundant mobile phone and car
industry, a local organization is working to further
promote the image of Korea by acknowledging the efforts
of established Koreans worldwide.
The Corea Image Communication Institute has held this
yearly ceremony since 2005, selecting laureates by
conducting a local survey and getting the opinions of
foreign advisors. The head organizer of the event says
the award holds great significance for locals and for
Korea globally.
This year, global pop star Rain was given the Stepping
Stone award, the top award for promoting Korea's image
across the world. Rain's name has become a proper noun in
many cultures, which was proven when he made Time
magazine's list of the 100 Most Influential People of
2007.
When asked who the award brought to mind, Rain mentioned
his mother. ''I'm reminded of my mother when I receive
awards. This award is more valuable to me than any other
award I've received abroad. This is a great honor," he
said.
World-class swimmer Park Tae-hwan and figure-skater Kim
Yu-na were awarded the Early Youth award for bringing
home golds from world-class athletics championships. Due
to injuries and rehab, Kim Yu-na did not attend the
ceremony, but Park took the spotlight.
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