HiteJinro nurtures Vietnamese talent as first overseas plant nears completion

HiteJinro has awarded a combined 400 million dong ($15,400) in scholarships to 20 Vietnamese university students as it deepens its presence in the key Southeast Asian market. The Korean liquor maker said Thursday that students from Hanoi University and Hanoi University of Foreign Studies each received 20 million dong. Launched in 2017, the scholarship program has awarded 2.4 billion dong to 130 students over seven rounds. At the award ceremony, HiteJinro CEO Jang In-seop mentioned a former schol