There are two words which mean ‘time’ in Greek. ‘Chronos’ and ‘Kairos’

Chronos is an objective concept. For example, 24 hours are equal to a day. From November 11, 2011 to November 11, 2012 is a year. On the other hand, Kairos is a subjective concept. A year can be a long time for someone, but it can be short for others.

Nov. 11th is the first anniversary of The AsiaN. With the chronos concept, 365 days have passed after the launch. I recall the last year and think about how much I have done my best. Feel ashamed. So, I make up my mind again. I won’t forget our original intention, finding ‘the only’ contents by The AsiaN and delivering those to our readers with balanced and fair viewpoint.

The AsiaN, launched Korean and English version at the first time and Chinese version 6 months later, will launch The AsiaN Arabic version on Nov. 11th.

Members of the Asia Journalist Association in the Middle East shall tell you a vivid story from the spot.

As I told you someday, The AsiaN will keep ten-second pause to the end before clicking ‘publish’ button each time. We’ll never forget to look back on our articles for ten seconds to check if those articles are truthful and if we collect and publish news heartily.

<The AsiaN 1st Anniversary> Fatima-Al-Zahraa M. Hassan (Egypt, Director at Nile TV) Mohammed Boukhazar (Morocco, Journalist, Writer in Magharibcom) Mohammed Larbi Messari (Morocco, Journalist, Historian, Ex-Minister of Information) Alpago Sinasi (Turkey, Correspondent for Cihan News Agency)

November 7, 2012

Sincerely
Lee Sang-ki, CEO & Publisher of the AsiaN

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