PANO – The NongHyup Foundation (Republic of Korea - RoK) on August 10th handed over two communal houses to the authorities of Tien Phong and Ba Nhat hamlets in Thai Nguyen province. The event was attended by RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Jun Dae Joo.

Delegates at the inauguration ceremony for the Tien Phong communal house

The houses’ construction was kicked off in June 2015 on the areas of 180m2 for Tien Phong and 160m2 for Ba Nhat, at a total cost of nearly VND 2 billion, which came from the NongHyup Foundation.

The same day, Thai Nguyen province and the NongHuyp Foundation signed a cooperation agreement on improving locals’ living standards.

Accordingly, the two sides will further cooperate with each other in organizing voluntary activities to improve the living standards for Thai Nguyen’s locals, and exchange information to boost the friendship between the province and RoK foundations.

Translated by Duong Thanh