The Korea Foundation has been executing the Korea-China Youth Exchange program to establish a future-oriented Korea-China relationship. The program was established in 2008 after a joint statement was made by leaders of both countries agreeing to expand the scale of youth exchanges between the two countries. In 2009, over 400 Chinese students were invited to Korea in two separate exchange programs and took part in lectures on Korea, visited cultural sites, had discussions with major figures and toured various industrial and environmental sites. Since 2010, there have also been annual visits to China by Korean delegations of about 100 participants. We expect this exchange between Korea and China to become stronger in 2014 as well.

Born out of the 5th Korea-Japan Meeting at the Ministerial Level, the Korea-Japan Youth Exchange program was first established in 1972 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of both countries. In 1992, the Korea Foundation took over directorship of the program and has been striving to strengthen friendship between the two countries by providing opportunities for Japanese university students to broaden their understanding of Korea through various programs, including field trips to major historical and cultural sites, lectures on Korea and exchange activities with Korean university students.

Launched in 2014, the Korea–Vietnam Youth Exchange Program aims to enhance mutual understanding and strengthen friendly relations between Korea and Vietnam by inviting young Vietnamese government officials to Korea to share Korea’s economic and social development experiences, while dispatching young Korean officials to Vietnam to gain firsthand exposure to Vietnamese society and culture.