October 08, 2019 | 14:51 (GMT+7)
Scholarships presented to poor students in Binh Duong
The Republic of Korea General Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City and the Korean Business Association in the southern province of Binh Duong presented 219 scholarships worth over 700 million VND (30,400 USD) to poor students with outstanding academic performance on October 7.
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At the ceremony (Photo: baobinhduong.vn) |
Of this, 135 scholarships were for high school students, each with a value of 4 million VND and the remaining for secondary school students, each 2 million VND.
On the occasion, the association offered an aid of over 1 billion VND to 13 poor households to build houses.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Minh Hung said units have provided scholarships, built houses and presented gifts to local residents worth over 6 billion VND over the past six years.
The RoK has so far been the fourth largest investor in Binh Duong with 737 projects worth 3.19 billion USD, contributing greatly to the local socio-economic development.
Source: VNA