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14 SEPTEMBER1,2004
VIETNAM
HUFSfamilyrunning
withrenovationofVietnam
The Korean society which is
Alumni
about a thousand people in Hanoi is not
very big and powerful yet, but among
them, HUFS alumni is outstanding in its attachment than any other
alumni.Likeabigfamily,HUFSgraduatesalwayscareabouteach
other and know
whether everyone
is fine. Graduates
sometimes say a
The capital city of Socialist Republic of
jokes, “We know
LeeJun-gul/TheArgus
Hanoi
Vietnam,isalsoknownasthecenterofpolitics
whereouralumnus
andeducation.Butitwascompletelycontrary
isinrealtime,even
to the reporter's expectations that the city should be very quiet and
when we are
polite. Due to the Doi Moi policy, Vietnam's system have been
drinking
after
settled as “Socialist-oriented Market Economy,” so the capital city
work.” So it is not
Hanoi
was changing very swiftly under the renovation. In every sight, the
veryspecialevenif
reporter could easily find construction sites and vigorous markets.
half of the alumni
Electronic
Even senior students studying abroad had also said that the city is
members gather in
Company
ThealumniassociationmembersinHanoi
changingdaily.Motorbikesthatfillsthewholestreetsisagoodcase
one place at night.
(Hanel), and a
ofrenovation,becausejustfewyearsago,cyclosandbicycleswere
There
is
no
lot of Korean
themostpopulartransportationforcitizens.
exception to HUFSans who are studying in Hanoi, seniors always
officesareplacedinthebuilding.
The atmosphere of a subtropical climate was so stuffy in Hanoi,
careaboutstudent'ssafetyandconvenienceinstudyingabroad.Itis
The reporter could meet many
andtheperiodwasthehottestdaysofsummer.Butthereporterhave
possiblebecausethecityofHanoiisquitesmall.
HUFSgraduatesattheplace.
V
neverseentheTVforecastprogramshowingthetemperatureisover
Officialalumnimeetingisheld4timesayear.Thereporterscould
Lee Sang-hak (PD-76) and Park
38degrees,thatwasbecauseeveryworkingofficehastocloseifthe
alsoparticipateinthemeetingonJune22,andalumnipresidentLim
Yeong-sik (E-85) are ambassadors at the
Vinh Ha Long, which
temperaturegoesover38degreesinasocialistrepublic.Sobasically
Seung-tae (A-72) welcomed the reporters with hospitality. It was a
Embassy of the Republic of Korea on the 4th
means“WheretheDragon
topreventeveryofficefromnotworking,theweatherforecastnever
friendlymeetingwithdeliciousdinnerandbeer,somenewmembers
floor, as counsellors of economical, political
DescendsIntotheSea,”is
reports that it is over 38 degrees even if the weather is hotter. Hot
ofalumniintroducedthemselves.Duringthe4daystrip,thereporters
affairs.Theywereintentontheirtask,intakingcare
oneofthenaturalwonders
I
windless streets with full of motorbikes klaxon noises made the
visitedeachalumni'sworkplace,andheardtheirstoryofworkingin
ofrelationshipwithVietnam,alsoverybusyathelping
of the world. With the
reporters dizzy in every
Vietnam.
KoreanresidentsinVietnam.ParkYeong-sikalwaystakes
graduates’unsparinghelp,
move, but graduates and
part in meeting the ones from Vietnam who officially visits
the reporters could visit
E
seniors of HUFS were
PrideofKoreanartificialseasoning,Miwon
Korea,andwhenTruongMyHoa,thevicepresidentofVietnam
the bay on the last day in
lavish in assistance and
MiwonisthemostfamousseasoningbrandinVietnam.Sincethe
visited HUFS and lectured about “Understanding Korea-Vietnam
Hanoi.
took care of the daily
Daesang groups
culture and increasing cooperation of both nations,” it was also his
schedule.
first launching in
job.
T
The urban district of
1994, Miwon has
ChoiKyung-seok(V-91)ischiefrepresentativeofOrionofficeon
Hanoi can be divided into
been growing in
the5thfloor.OrionChocopieinVietnamiscurrentlythebestseller
twosides,astheolddistrict
seasoning market
for a singular item, it has been sold in Vietnam since 1989 by
that have existed since its
andfinallydefeated
smuggling, even before the amity with Korea in 1992. Choi said,
dynasty era and the new district with modern french style
anotheroutstanding
“Onlyoriginalitemsareabletosurviveintheglobalera,andnoone
constructionswhichwasbuiltinthecolonialperiodofFrance.Atthe
Japanese seasoning
can survive in the market with copied items of multinational
olddistrict,manystreetshaditsspecialcharacter,andthestreetname
c o m p a n y
companies.”Withitsoriginality,Chocopiesucceededbecauseofthe
tellsthespeciality.Atthenewdistrict,thereportercouldseethatthe
Ajinomoto. Kim
speciality of Vietnam culture.
streetnameswerenamedaftermanyVietnameseheros.Therewere
Tae-hoon (MI-66)
Intheearlystage,lackoffood
many government buildings, theaters, hotels, and universities.
actually playing a
inVietnammadetheChocopie
MiwonFactorywithplaygroundsfor
Betweentwodistricts,thereisabiglakecalled“HoanKiem,”many
big role in the
special food, and also a good
corporation engineering and construction group in Vietnam for two
workers
peoplewalkaroundthelaketoavoidtheheat.
success of Miwon.
gift. Also there is a religious
years. Before settling in Hanoi, he was working at the Samsung
Vietnam people are similar in many aspects with Koreans.
He was dispatched to Indonesia in 1974 right after he entered
service custom in every house
overseas business group for 13 years, and visited 39 countries to
Vietnamese and Korean have the same skin colors, both of them
Daesang group, and managed the plant for 10 years there. “Miwon
of Vietnam, and the food on
receive some big construction orders. His memorable experience is
experiencedpartitionofitspeninsula,andalsobadlysufferedbecause
wasthefirstcompanythatexportedfactoriesabroadinKorea.Iwas
thealtershouldbethebestfood
developingnewmarkets,suchasEastAsiancountriesandVietnam.
offoreigncountriesinitshistory.Theyevensharethesameideology
very proud that we carried out our technology and manufacturing
for ancestors. Enthusiasm in
“Ihadtostarteverythingfromthebottom,soitwasverydifficultbut
in Confucianism. Vietnamese cooperates well, but they still have
method,”recalledMr.Kim.Takingadvantageofhisexperience,he
educationisanotherfactorthat
exciting. When I was 27, I came to Vietnam and made this office
someproblemsatunifying54racesinVietnam.Assoutherncountry
came over again to Vietnam, another land of resources of Miwon,
every Vietnamese parent is
myself. Everytime, accurate informations about the countries is
people,theyliveincomfort.Theyusuallytakeanapatnoon,sothe
suchastapioca,cassava,andsugarcane.
eagertogivenicefoodtotheir
necessary,butalwaystheseniorsofHUFSwereabigmeritforme,”
reportercouldseemanystoresarenotawareofcustomerscomingat
Copingwithweakinfrastructureandfiverivalcompaniesthathave
children.
saidMr.Jeong.HehadprofoundunderstandingaboutVietnamand
noontime. Nowadays, Vietnamese people are very curious about
been already occupying their position in southern Vietnam, Miwon
There was hardship at the
the Vietnamese, and he is making some plans to be the best in the
Korean culture, and Korean energy that made Korea overcome the
aimed northern Vietnam and successfully placed itself in the
beginning. The 6-pack-box of
Vietnammarket.Heseemedtobefulloffrontierspiritinallmatters.
IMF situation. They are also very interested in soccer, so the latest
seasoning market. Kim Tae-hoon said, “Vietnam is a very long
Chocopie was made for a
Lee Jeong-seok (F-88) is now constructing a vaccine factory in
ChoyKyung-seok(V-91)
2002WorldCupresultsofKoreaisanotherbigattractionforthem.
country geographically, so the north and the south is a completely
promotionandsoldprettywell
Hanoiasarepresentativesince2003.Itisa“Turnkeybase”project
When Korea entered the semi final, many graduates of HUFS
different country. We have concentrated on the north, and it was a
in HCM city, so the same
byGreenCrossVaccine,andtheKoreangovernmentofferedEDCF
working in Hanoi have received greetings and wreaths from their
good decision.” Another factor of success was marketing and
promotionforHanoiwastried.“6-pack-boxinNorthwasacomplete
toVietnam.Itisa28milliondollarconstruction,andexpectedtopull
Vietnamesepartners.Astheepisodeshows,Koreansworkingabroad
technology.Miwonisahigh-gradeseasoninginVietnam,andituses
failure,becausedetailedanalysisofNorthernculturewasdeficient.It
uptherelativelylowhygienelevelofsoutheasternAsiancountries.
areeffectedbyhomeland'ssituationsalot.TheHUFSgraduatesin
Koreanlettersontheproducts.NowMiwonisgoingtoexpandthe
wasanexpensivelessonformetounderstandthemarkettotrynew
Finally,thereareotherfrontierspirits.AlumnipresidentLimsaid,
HanoiwerealsoconcernedmuchaboutKoreaandtheiroldschool,
businessingrocerieswithChungjungwonproducts.
promotions,” explained Choi Kyung-seok. He is expecting the new
“Just like you
HUFS.
KimTae-hoonisagoodbusinessmanindeed,buthisrealabilityis
starting of Orion with factory construction in Vietnam, which can
reporters,allofthe
to manage his personnel. “Mr. Kim is the best CEO, and an
improvethecustomsdutiesofproducts.
students of HUFS
international gentleman,” said Jung Jin-ho, a factory director of
On the 7th floor, An Sung-gu (V-88) is working at the Posco
are the leader of
Miwon. “Every Vietnamese want to work under Kim's perfect
office.PoscosteelinVietnamisaninvestmentcompanyinthesteel
the world. If you
Truefriends,
management. CEO’s respect and the restoration of profit to the
industry.PoscoisthefirstintheVietnamsteelindustry,competing
want to succeed in
workersmakethemworkhard,andthatproducesnumberonequality
with Australia and Taiwan. An Sung-gu is making efforts in
a foreign country,
products.”VisitingtheMiwonfactory,thereporterscouldconfirma
collecting information, and maintaining close cooperation with
then make many
treasureoflife
pleasantworkplacewithnicecafeteria,lawnsoccercourt,volleyball
Vietnamgovernmentandindustrydivision.
true
friends
court, and so on. Workers in Miwon factory had highest payment,
KoYoon-man(V-85)isarepresentativeofPoscoEngineering&
abroad.” As many
andlowestseparationrate.
Construction, which is separated with Mr. An’s office. He did a
graduatesofHUFS
majorroleinbuildingtheDiamondPlazainHCMcity,whichisthe
are making effort
LeeJeong-seok(F-88)
H
UFSansinHanoiareproudoftheirstrongrelationship,but
SymbolicKoreanarchitectureDaehabuilding
only high-class department store with an apartment. He is now
in every nation,
there are friends who have real a “friendship” having
Daeha Business Centre Complex, which consists of a 15-story
workingonthesteelplant.
and
growing
admirationofeverybody.TheyareKimTae-hoonandMoonHyun-
apartmentbuildingandan18-storyofficetowerisoneofthebiggest
bigger and bigger under the name of HUFS helping each other
bo, who entered department of Malay-Indonesian together in 1966.
building in Hanoi. The Daeha Business Centre is a joint venture
Anotherfrontierspirit
abroad,nowHUFSansshouldbereadytobeafuturefrontierspirit.
Foralmost40years,theyhadbeenmakingverydeepfriendshipin
betweentheSouthKoreanindustrialgiantDaewooandthestate-run
Jeong Seong-moon (V-87) has been a representative of Samsung
Korea, Indonesia, and Hanoi, Vietnam. Kim Tae-hoon is a chief
executive officer of Daesang Vietnam, and Moon Hyun-bo is a
formeralumnipresidentrunningagarmentcompany.Theyareboth
very busy but always meet at the church, occasionally stop by the
university,majoringintheKoreandepartment.Julyoftheyear,Ngan
Beautifulloverswithnobarriers
officeofeachother,andplaygolftogether.
came to HUFS as the first exchange student while Park was an
Mr. Kim and Mr. Moon have first met in HUFS. “Studying
assistantoftheVietnamesedepartment,sohecaredNgan'sschedule
togetherasthethirdstudentofMalay-Indonesiandepartment,which
duringthemonthofhervisit.In1995,ParkwenttoVietnamtostudy,
wasnotverymodernizedbecauseitwasjustmade,wasreallyfun,”
A
nicejobwithabigsalaryarenotthenecessitiesonlytosettle
livingwiththeircutedaughter,Soo-jung.Soo-jungwasa8-year-old
met Ngan again and became a good friend. Three years later, an
said Kim Tae-hoon. They also served in the ROTC both at the 7th
wellinaforeigncountry.Home,familyisanotherimportant
girlspeakingbothKoreanandJapaneseveryfluently,andshewasso
interestingsituationwasmade."IwasstillinVietnamandNganwent
period.Moreover,theirserialnumberwasnexttoeachother,356and
conditiontoliveabroadcomfortably.ManyHUFSanliveinVietnam
cutethatsheappearedinanadvertisementofMiwonlastAugust.She
toKoreaforamaster'scourseofYonseiUniversity,sowewereboth
357.Aftergraduation,KimTae-hoonenteredhiscompanyDaesang,
withtheirspouse,butsomeofthemwerelivingapart.Andsomeof
alsospeaksFrenchandEnglish,andshegoestoVietnameseschool
in each others country for a while. At that period, I received help
andsoondispatchedtoIndonesiain1975.Whenhewasmakinghis
them were living in a little different way. Here are two special
duringweekdays,andKoreanschoolonweekends.
frommywife'sfamilyandmywifemetmyfamilyalot,"explained
baseinIndonesia,MoonHyun-boalsowenttoIndonesiain1992and
couplesofHanoi,HUFSgraduatesmetVietnamesewomentomarry.
Kim Yong-seok and Vu Bach Lien first met at the Vietnamese
ParkJi-hoon.Sothetwoofthembecameafamilyintheend.They
they met again together. Unfortunately, Mr. Moon's company met
The first couple is Kim Yong-seok (V-83) and Vu Bach Lien,
festivalin1991,whenMr.Kimwasworkingasanopeningmember
neverfightalotbutsometimestheyquarrelaboutfood,becausePark
somehardship,sohecouldn'tpayhisworkersforawhile.“Atthat
of Samsung group in Vietnam. He was alone in Vietnam, so Lien
Ji-hoonwantstoeatVietnamesefoodandDangThieuNganwantsto
moment, my friend Tae-hoon willingly borrowed his money to me
ofteninvitedhimtoherhouse.Mr.Kimwentbackandforththe5
eatKorean.
LeeJun-gul/TheArgus
withoutanyquestion.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed,Ithankgod
kilometers of rough unpaved road everyday. Lien said, "Kim was
Bothgraduatessaid"Itisquitedrytocommentthegoodandbad
thatIhavemetmytruefriendinmylife,”lookingbackMr.Moon,
veryfastinunderstandingthecultureandcustomofVietnam,andwe
thingsofmylovedone,"whenthereporteraskedthemaboutmerits
said“WhenImethiminHanoiagainin1996,Iwasnotachristian,
begantohavemoreandmoretimetogether."Meetingeachotherfor
and demerits of international marriage. Actually, they do not have
but I thanked god in my heart.” Kim Tae-hoon dispatched again to
5 years, they finally married in 1996 and there was not very big
any awareness of their international marriage, it did not matter to
Hanoiin1995.
oppositionofbothfamilies."Ourconversationwasnotperfect,butI
them.Theywerejustordinarymendeeplyinlovewiththeirwives.
ItisquitenaturalwhentwoMalay-Indonesianstudentshavemetin
couldunderstandhimbecausewelovedeachother,"Liencontinued.
Buttherearealsosomeaspectstothinkabout.KimYong-seoksaid,
Indonesia,butmeetinginHanoiandstilllivingtogetherover8years
Another international family is Park Ji-hoon (V-88) and Dang
"The marriage is not only a combination of two people but also a
is very lucky for them. “Working abroad for over 22 years,
ThieuNgan,witha4-year-olddaughterJi-eun.SeniorParkwenton
meetingoftwofamilies.Youshouldalwaysthinkaboutmakingall
sometimes I feel lonely not only in Vietnam, but also in Korea,
for a doctorate in Hanoi National University, so he is living in
familymembershappy,andtheanswerishowyouraiseyourkid."
becauseIusuallydon'tknowhowmyfriendsaredoing.ButHyun-bo
Vietnam. His wife Dang Thieu Ngan is a famous entertainment
His daughter Soo-jung was doing really fine as a bridge of two
isalwaysnexttome,”saidKimTae-hoon.
reporterwhodidagreatroleinmaking"Koreanflow"inVietnam.
families.Sheinterpretsthetwolanguagestohergrandmothers.The
Both of HUFS graduates say to HUFSans, to make true friends
Theyfirstmetin1994inHanoiUniversity,Parkwaspreparingto
long relationship before the marriage made them understand each
duringuniversitylife.Indeed,itisawaytosuccess,evenabroad.
studyabroadaftergraduationandNganwasinhersenioryearofthe
otherverywellandnowthereitis,ahappyfamily.
KimYong-seok(V-83)withhisfamily

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