Park Hang-seo has been selected as one of the ‘Asians of the Year’ for 2018 by
the Asia Journalist Association (AJA).
The Korean coach was selected in the society and
culture category, as he led the Vietnamese team to consecutive victories.
Under the guidance of Park, Vietnam’s football
team shone this year as they were the runners-up at the AFC U23 Championship,
in the top four at the Asian Games and triumphed in the AFF Suzuki Cup.
Earlier, Park was also named ‘Person of the
Year’ by the Republic of Korea’s state-run TV broadcaster.
Besides Park, the AJA also selected Shavkat
Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan for the politics category; Koo
Bon-moo, the late former chairman of LG Group, in the economic category as well
as Magdi Habib Yacoub, an Egyptian thoracic surgeon, who was picked for the
society and culture category.
“Those people were selected after final
deliberation by the AJA leaders and each country’s representatives’
evaluation,” Ashraf Dali, president of the AJA was quoted as saying to The
Korea Times. “I send my greatest respect to those selected.” -VNA