A TALK WITH KOREA INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL UNIFICATION

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam, Director of Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies had a talk with a delegation from the Ministry of Unification of Korea in HCMC on December 17 and 18.

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam, Director of Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies had a talk with a delegation from the Ministry of Unification of Korea in HCMC on December 17 and 18.

The delegation was led by Dr. Kim Dong Soo and 93 members, including principles of high schools in Korea. The trip was sponsored by Korean government with the hope that academic managers can sharpen their understanding about current situation of Vietnam, the role of Vietnamese army after the national unification, the differences in awareness of social systems in the transition of nation.

The discussion on infrastructure for the economic and social development; educational situation of Vietnam was made among the teachers. Education plays the main role in economic growth of Korea over the last 50 years. Taking advantage of soft power in the national development, Korea has become an economic phenomenon with constant growth for a long time, and an industrial country ranked 12^th in the world.

According to Dr. Kim Dong Soo, Center for Unification Policy Studies exchanges in the seminar helped the delegators with their understandings about the real situation of Vietnam before and after the reform. Thus, people will have a proper overview and spiritual preparation for the reunification in the future.

Dr. Kim Dong Soo and the delegation at the seminar.

Korea Institute for National Unification was established in the 1970s, specialized in courses in social and economic model of North Korea and South Korea for the citizens to achieve more knowledge of the current situation. The Ministry has focused on the economic development, moving forward to the unification of the two countries after the agreement in non- force used is made.

In December 2012, Dr. Tran Dinh Lam also had discussions on “Reform policy of Vietnam” and “The outcomes after the opening of Vietnam” with the delegation with teachers, officials and 117 students from Korea Institute for National Unification upon their visit to Vietnam. As Vietnam and Korea share several similarities, Koreans expect to know more about the process, outcomes and potentials for economic reform and economic growth of Vietnam after unification so that they would have proper preparation for their country in the future.

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