day conference of representatives from member companies of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) that kicked off in Seoul Wednesday. Under the MOUs, Yonhap and the six Asian and Middle Eastern news agencies will exchange video news content free of charge, share experience and know-how in the broadcasting field, and launch personnel exchange programs. The six news agencies are all members of OANA, which was formed in 1961 on the initiative of UNESCO to promote regional news exchanges. The OANA Summit Congress, which coincides with celebrations marking Yonhap's 30th founding anniversary, brings together about 90 CEOs and representatives of 44 newswire companies from 35 countries worldwide. On Tuesday, Yonhap signed a similar MOU with the Algerian Press Agency (APS), the official newswire service of Algeria. The APS, the chair company of the Alliance of Mediterranean News Agencies, has been invited to the OANA Summit Congress as an observer. The MOUs came amid the unfolding digital media revolution characterized by the diversification of demands for news consumption to mobile media, Internet protocol TV and other multimedia news services. --MORE