Jungyeon Park of The Asia Business Daily Wins '2026 First Half Science Reporting Award'

In-depth Coverage of "Overseas Stem Cell Expeditions"

Jungyeon Park, a reporter at The Asia Business Daily, has been awarded the '2026 First Half Science Reporting Award' hosted by the Korea Science Journalists Association.

According to the Science Journalists Association on July 21, Jungyeon Park of the Bio Small and Medium Venture Department at The Asia Business Daily received the Merck Medical Article Award, which is presented in the pharmaceutical and bio sectors, for her investigative series titled "Stem Cell Overseas Medical Tourism."

The Asia Business Daily, Bio Small and Medium Venture Department, reporter Jungyeon Park

The "Stem Cell Overseas Medical Tourism" series provided an in-depth investigation into regulatory loopholes and poor oversight in the field of advanced biosciences. The reporting highlighted safety issues within the medical bio industry and discussed the challenge posed by the absence of unified cross-border regulation for regenerative medicine.

The '2026 First Half Science Reporting Award' was open to domestic reporting in the fields of science, medicine, pharmaceutical biotechnology, and environmental meteorology published between December of last year and May of this year. A total of 24 articles were recommended and submitted.

The association selected the final five outstanding planning and investigative reports based on a rigorous two-stage evaluation system. This consisted of a nomination committee made up of current and former journalists and a judging panel of experts in journalism and science, ranking the articles by score.

One of the judges commented, "Overall, the nominated articles provided in-depth analysis of timely topics and were of high quality. We selected reports that explored socially significant medical science issues through vivid on-site coverage and diverse perspectives." The judge added, "Outstanding research achievements tend to gain more public attention after receiving an award. I hope that the excellent science articles selected this time will be further introduced to the public through multiple channels."

The science reporting articles selected this time can be found in the 'Outstanding Medical Science Articles' section on the association's website.

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