The figure is projected to continue growing in the future, in line with Korean investors’ higher investment in Vietnam and increasing impact of K-pop music and Korean dramas.

Vietnamese students at a writing workshop held at Chung-Ang University in Seoul.

Official data from the Republic of Korea’s education authorities recorded more than 160,165 foreign students across universities and colleges this year, an annual increase of 12.6 percent and almost doubling the figure for 2009. The number of those from Vietnam accounted for 23.4 percent of the total, expanding 14 times in a decade.

China has so far sent the highest number of student to RoK, at 71,067 this year. However the figure reflected an annual decline of 3.9 percent.

Students develop app to preserve Raglai language

To preserve the Raglai ethnic minority language, two students at the Pinang Tac Ethnic Minority Boarding High School in Ninh Thuan province have developed a mobile phone app for self-study.

More than 17 million students have health insurance cards

More than 17 million schoolchildren and students nationwide have joined health insurance so far, accounting for 95.3 percent of the total, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).

Muong ethnic teacher wholeheartedly dedicates to students

(BGO) – Teacher Nguyen Thi Chinh who is a Muong ethnic person in Hoa Binh province has attached to Tu Son High School in Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province for years with wholehearted dedication to the students in the specially difficult area. 

Over 170 poor students in Bac Giang awarded scholarships at “Dream on the wings” programme

(BGO) – The fourth “Dream on the wings” programme in 2019 was launched on September 8 at the Bac Giang provincial Convention Center by the joint collaboration of Bac Giang Newspaper, the provincial Study Encouragement Association and the provincial Association for Protection of Children’s Rights. 

Source: VNA