Asean youths pick South Korea as most trustworthy country

A survey by the Asean-Korea Centre found that 90.4% of Asean youth and 97.7% of Asean youth living in Korea showed a high level of interest in the country. – 123rf.com

YOUNG adults of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) member states picked South Korea as the most trustworthy country among all of the countries around the globe, a survey showed recently.

The Asean-Korea Centre conducted the survey of 1,800 young people in nine Asean nations, excluding Myanmar, 500 young people from 10 Asean countries living in South Korea and 100 Korean young people between August and September of last year. The participants were between the ages of 19 and 34.