137 students receive Kumho Asiana scholarships
(VOV) - The Kumho Asiana-Vietnam Scholarship and Cultural Foundation presented scholarships to 137 students in Hanoi on November 8.
Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Quang Quy said that the scholarships are a great source of encouragement to help scholarship recipients overcome difficulties and excel their studies.
He added that it also helps develop human resource capacities in Vietnam and tightens cooperative relations between the two countries.
Kumho Asiana is one of the first Korean groups to invest in Vietnam. Since 2008, the group has granted scholarships to nearly 900 students.
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Kumho Asiana President Park Sam-koo expressed his hope that the recipients will endeavour to study hard so they can contribute to family and society.
The Korean Ambassador to Vietnam Ha Chan Ho said people-to-people exchanges have been strengthened in recent times. Currently, nearly 130,000 Korean people are working and living in Vietnam while 120,000 Vietnamese reside in the RoK.
The RoK ranks second for foreign direct investment in Vietnam, with more than 2,700 businesses operating there.
The Ambassador forecast that two-way trade turnover is likely to reach US$20 billion this year.