An agreement on a pilot Korean language programme at schools in Vietnam from 2016 to 2023 was made on February 4, according to Quan Doi Nhan Dan newspaper.
The agreement was signed by the Ministry of Education and Training and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK).
Korean will be introduced at two secondary schools in Hanoi and two in Ho Chi Minh City .
Each selected class will learn the language for two years, with three periods of 45 minutes per week.
Students may continue learning the language in high school if they satisfy the necessary conditions.
One high school in Hanoi and another in HCM City will be chosen to implement pilot Korean programmes during the 2020-2021 school year.
VNA