On 9 June 2016, Sunwah Foundation collaborated with the Vietnam National University (VNU) in Hanoi to set up the China Research Institute with the object of training a team of high quality and international specialists so as to enhance understanding and mutual co-operations between China and Vietnam. Dr. Jonathan Choi, the Vietnam Minister of Education and Training and President of VNU Dr Phung Xuan Nha, and representatives from the Chinese Consulate, the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other universities attended the establishment ceremony.