VOV.VN - The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism from the Republic of Korea (RoK) announced on September 19 that the RoK has inaugurated three additional libraries for Vietnamese students as part of their official development assistance project, increasing the total number of libraries nationwide to 14.

According to the ministry, this year has already seen several libraries constructed at secondary schools in Nam Dinh province under the framework of the Small Library Project which has benefited a total of 1,000 students. 

In addition, the ministry has also donated approximately 6,000 books to the libraries.

Before the construction of these projects in Nam Dinh, the RoK had built four libraries in Hanoi, four in Vinh Phuc province, and three in Phu Tho province.

Statistics show that as of 2007, the RoK’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has established a total of 129 small libraries across 13 Asian and African countries.