It also extends to boosting Sino-South Korean economic ties and helping the province's poverty-stricken areas

"Nowadays all the primary schools in my country have made Chinese-language courses available to students," said Cho, who was believed by some local media to have given the strongest push to the achievement

Shortly after making a name for himself, Luc fell in love

The US government, lawmakers and pundits have generally expressed negative views of Duterte since he took office last June

The move serves the purposes of the UNESCO, he said