On April 20^th, 2019, ULIS – VNU and Bonghwa District (Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, Korea) co-organized the International Conference on Prince Ly Long Tuong, a descendant of the Vietnamese Ly Dynasty who emigrated to Korea about 800 years ago.

More than 800 years ago, Prince Ly Long Tuong of the Ly dynasty of Vietnam crossed the sea to settle in Korea. Here, with intellect and talent, he helped the Korean army and people to defeat the Mongol invaders and was granted the title Hoa Son General by a Korean king. It can be said that Prince Ly Long Tuong is one of the characters who contributed greatly, laying the foundation for the good relationship between the people of Vietnam and Korea.

In his opening remarks, Vice President Lam Quang Dong said that ULIS was honored to be the coordinator in organizing the international conference in 2019 on Prince Ly Long Tuong. He also hoped that this workshop would continue to provide new insights and approaches to the studies on Prince Ly Long Tuong, thereby contributing to strengthen the Vietnam-Korea friendship.

Expressing his joy when witnessing the first International Conference on Prince Ly Long Tuong that was held at ULIS, Chairman of Bonghwa District Eom Tae Hang stated that the Korean government is now promoting the Southward policy and affirmed that the relationship between Vietnam and Korea was getting closer and closer.

At the conference, participants learned about the records of the family of Prince Ly Long Tuong, listened to a speech about building Ly Long Tuong’s character through the storytelling method, and discussed the character of Prince Ly Long Tuong.