We would like to express our deep thanks to all youth participants from around five Northeast Asian countries for their participation in the 12^th NEAR Youth Art Contest.

The first-prize-winning artwork was selected for its alignment with the contest theme, as well as its outstanding quality in terms of artistry, symbolism and every other aspect.

A. Number of Participants: 678 art works in total – China: 377; Japan: 116; South Korea: 102; Mongolia: 24; and Russia: 59.

B. Winners: 155 persons -  1 first prize winner; 10 second prize winners; 20 participation award winners; and 124 special recognition award winners

For more information on the winners, please see the attachment.

Thank you again for your participation, and we look forward to seeing you next year.

We plan to send out certificates of awards and special gifts to the awardees and certificates of participation to all participants in mid-December.