First of all, thank you very much for all those who participated in the 2017 5th NEAR Youth Contest. It was extremely difficult to select the recipients of the awards owing to an increase in the number of submissions compared to previous years. Once again, we appreciate the excellent quality of all those submitted entries. A. Number of Submitted Pieces - 40 essays (8 from China, 4 from Japan, 12 from South Korea, 1 from Mongolia, 15 from Russia) - 85 art pieces/posters (14 from China, 7 from Japan, 33 from South Korea, 5 from Mongolia, 26 from Russia) B. Awards Recipients: 20 (2 Grand Awards, 4 Excellence Awards, 14 Special Recognition Awards) Thank you very much.