Online voting for ANN logo contest opens
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The online voting for Asia News Network's logo contest is now open with entries from across the world are vying for the main prize of US$3,000 under the theme "Emerging Asia".
Majority of the entries came from Southeast Asia, with the Philippines accounting for 31 per cent of total submissions.
ANN's server was swamped on Sunday, March 31, the last day in the month-long period of submission, as contestants tried to beat the deadline.
More than 1,000 entries have been received including those from Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Nepal, India, Vietnam and as far as the US, Belgium, Great Britain and Mexico.
“Most of the entries reflect quite a good understanding of the dynamism of Asia and it was very interesting how they symbolized Asia's leap forward on the global stage,” said Mr Pana Janviroj, ANN executive director.
The elimination round will be conducted via online voting from April 3-19. Only one winner will be picked from 20 finalists.
“The editors will definitely have a hard time picking the winner in this eagerly awaited event,” said Mr Janviroj, who will serve as one of the judges in the final round together with other ANN editors and select art directors.
The judging will coincide with the annual board meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 30. The winner will be selected according to relevance (60%), technical elements (20%) and creativity (20%).
The public can vote online at: http://www.asianewsnet.net/vote.html.
ANN, founded in 1998, is the world's most active newspaper alliance with 22 member newspapers in 19 countries. The alliance provides avenues for cooperation among Asian press under the motto "We Know Asia Better". The members are China Daily, The China Post, The Yomiuri Shimbun and The Japan News (Japan), The Island (Sri Lanka), The Statesman (India), The Korea Herald, The Straits Times (Singapore), The Nation (Thailand), Vietnam News, The Daily Star (Bangladesh), the Philippine Daily Inquirer, The Jakarta Post (Indonesia), The Star and Sin Chew Daily (Malaysia), The Kathmandu Post (Nepal), Vientiane Times (Laos), Rasmei Kampuchea (Cambodia), The Brunei Times, Kuensel (Bhutan), Daily Eleven (Myanmar), and Dawn (Pakistan). Aside from its website (www.asianewsnet.net) and news services, it also publishes AsiaNews magazine, which will go fully digital this month.
