Hong Young-wan Elected President of Korea Publishers Association The Korea Publishers Association said Monday it elected Hong Young-wan, CEO of Willbooks, as its 14th president. Hong, who ran unopposed, won election at the group’s regular general meeting with 98% support from those who voted. The president’s term is three years. Hong said he would work with members to build a sustainable publishing environment in the age of artificial intelligence, adding that the industry should prepare for the coming wave of AGI, or artificial general intelligence. He listed four key priorities: setting response strategies for the AI era; promoting support programs to globalize K-publishing; introducing a tax credit for publishing content production costs within the year; and developing and distributing a reading literacy index. Hong previously served as the association’s policy committee chair and as a vice president. He is currently an advisory member of the Culture and Arts Policy Advisory Committee under South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Founded in 1998, the Korea Publishers Association is a major publishing group with about 500 member companies. * This article has been translated by AI. 2026-02-10 20:54:00