RoK foundation improves local life in Thai Nguyen
The Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Nonghuyp Foundation and authorities of the northern province of Thai Nguyen committed to improving local livelihoods via voluntary activities and information sharing.
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed in Thai Nguyen on August 10.
The Nonghuyp Foundation and Nonghuyp Bank are part of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation which has a prominent track record of improving well-being in several Vietnamese provinces.
In the morning on the same day, two communal houses funded by the Nonghuyp Foundation were inaugurated in Vo Nhai district.
They were built in June over 340 square metres, costing more than 1.6 billion VND (73,700 USD).-VNA
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