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Baek Heena’s Picture Book ‘Magic Candies’ Wins Italian Literary Award

Baek Heena’s Picture Book ‘Magic Candies’ Wins Italian Literary Award

SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean author Baek Heena’s picture book “Magic Candies” has won the SuperPremio Anderson 2023, a top prize from Italy’s most prestigious children’s book awards. “Magic Candies” was chosen as the book of the year from the award dedicated to the memory of Gualtiero Schiaffino, the founder of the Italian [...]

Highest Award for Sustainable Environmental Projects Presented at COP26 Climate Summit

Highest Award for Sustainable Environmental Projects Presented at COP26 Climate Summit

VIENNA, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — In an extremely exciting ceremony, the Energy Globe Foundation announced the world winners in the five categories: Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Youth on November 8. A total of almost 3,000 implemented environmental projects from 187 countries participated in this private initiative from Austria. For the first time in the 22-year history of [...]

The Globe and Mail’s Sophi.io Wins WAN-IFRA’s North American Digital Media Award

The Globe and Mail’s Sophi.io Wins WAN-IFRA’s North American Digital Media Award

TORONTO, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Sophi.io, The Globe and Mail’s artificial intelligence-based automation, optimization and prediction engine, won WAN-IFRA’s 2021 North American Digital Media Award in the category of Best Paid Content Strategy. This is Sophi’s fourth award in the last month. The North American Digital Media Awards honour news publishers that have delivered cutting-edge, [...]

Int’l Award Created to Honor German Reporter’s Coverage of Gwangju Uprising

Int’l Award Created to Honor German Reporter’s Coverage of Gwangju Uprising

GWANGJU, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A new international video press award has been created in honor of late German journalist Jurgen Hinzpeter, the first western reporter to send out footage of the bloody crackdown on the Gwangju people’s pro-democracy uprising of May 1980, its organizers said Thursday. The May 18 Memorial Foundation and the [...]

Youn Yuh-jung Named Best Supporting Actress by LA Film Critics for ‘Minari’

Youn Yuh-jung Named Best Supporting Actress by LA Film Critics for ‘Minari’

SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung has been named best supporting actress by Los Angeles film critics for her performance in the drama film “Minari.” The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) announced Monday that Youn won the award in the best supporting actress category, beating Amanda Seyfried of “Mank.” [...]