1. On 28 March 2007 the “Crane Summit Supreme Honor Crown Medallion” was conferred upon Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

President’s Secretariat as well as important Indian newspapers all covered the news:

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelcontent.aspx?relid=26457

http://www.indiashows.com/detailStoryArts.aspx?cat=3&oid=2873

http://www.oneindia.com/2007/03/28/kalam-honoured-with-crown-medallion-1175102083.html

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/us-honour-for-kalam/article1817273.ece 

2. On 21 December 2008 the first ever “Crane Summit International Poetry Medallion” was conferred upon Slovak poet laureate Milan Rúfus.

Important Slovak media, including newspapers, radio and TV stations, covered the news:

http://www.litcentrum.sk/44755

http://milanrichter.blog.sme.sk/c/175398/Milan-Rufus-konecne-laureatom-medzinarodnej-ceny.html

http://milanrichter.blog.sme.sk/c/141985/Dve-literarne-ceny-M-Rufus-laureat-Ceny-Crane-Summit.html

http://www.cas.sk/clanok/98823/milan-rufus-oslavuje-80-ku-prevezme-si-cenu-crane-summit/

http://kultura.pravda.sk/kniha/clanok/38893-milan-rufus-ma-80-rokov-basnik-ticha-slavi-v-tichosti/

http://aktualne.atlas.sk/basne-milana-rufusa-prelozia-do-cinstiny/showbizz/knihy/

http://oldweb.rozhlas.sk/inetportal/web/index.php?lang=1&stationID=3&page=showNews&id=61103

http://www.24hod.sk/milan-rufus-si-prevezme-cenu-crane-summit-cl66394.html

http://www.24hod.sk/cenu-za-poeziu-crane-summit-2008-ziskal-milan-rufus-cl50913.html

http://video.sita.sk/videoservis/milan-rufus-dostal-cenu-crane-summit-za-poeziu/2880-play.html 

3. In July 2010 the “Crane Summit Supreme Honor Crown Medallion” was conferred upon Korean sinologist professor Heo Se-uk.

Important Korean newspapers dedicated noticeable space to cover the related news: