The Women’s Association of the southern Vietnamese city of Can Tho and the Korea Center for United Nations Human Rights Policy (KOCUN) on Thursday jointly launched an initiative to help Vietnamese deal with various issues relating to marriages with South Korean men.

The “Korea-Vietnam Caring” initiative aims to provide financial aid, legal consul, and psychological advice to these unfortunate families, helping them to quickly adapt to their new life and the culture of Vietnam.

Can Tho, along with many other provinces throughout the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam, is known for its many female residents choosing to marry South Korean men.

It is estimated that hundreds of Mekong Delta women marry men from the East Asian country each year.

However, not all of these marriages have a happy ending. Over the years, the number of broken marriages has risen and many Vietnamese brides are choosing to return to their country, some with young children.

These people encounter various difficulties when coming back to Vietnam, especially with children in tow.

Established in 2009, KOCUN also provides Vietnamese women with various training courses in an effort to prepare them for their life in South Korea.

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