
South Korean firm grants scholarships
The Hindu
40 students get $500 each
Hana Financial Nanum Foundation, a community sharing unit of Hana Financial Group in South Korea, has granted a scholarship aid of $500 each to 40 underprivileged students pursuing various engineering courses at Anna University and Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (Deemed to be University) in Chennai.
According to a press release, the scholarships were handed over to the students at a function held in the universities on December 16 and 17 by the Chief Executive Officer of KEB Hana Bank, India, Dae Ki Hong, in the presence of the Consul General of the Republic of Korea, Youngseup Kwon.

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