The Global Civic Sharing (GCS) organisation and the Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd (SLI) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) will provide computers worth over 1.3 million USD in total for 40 secondary schools in Hanoi and its nearby provinces in a five-year period.

To this effect, an agreement was signed between representatives of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), GCS and SLI in Hanoi on September 9.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan spoke highly of the RoK companies’ assistance, saying that it contributes to training Vietnamese students in information technology in the future.

In his speech, VUFO President Vu Xuan Hong thanked the companies for their support and affirmed that his union will work closely with relevant agencies and localities to effectively implement the project.-VNA