The final round of the competition was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 10 with 25 Vietnamese and Korean contestants selected from 564 entries in the previous rounds.

Nguyen Phuong Y, a Vietnamese student from the HCM City University of Social Science and Humanity, won the first prize in Korean speaking. She was offered a free-of-charge course for master degree at Soongsil University in the RoK.

In the Vietnamese speaking category, Jang Eun Bee, who is studying at the Hanoi University, took the lead with an award worth US$2,000.

The contest created an excellent venue for students from both countries to meet, exchange and increase mutual standing, as well as strengthening bilateral friendship.