Pham Ngoc Canh and Ri Yong Hui, that is a very loyal partner's love. Although 31 years apart, but their power of love eventually led to a happy marriage.
Canh, a man who came from Vietnam was initially met with Ri Yong Hui in Korea in 1971, when both worked at a fertilizer factory in the city of Hamhung. Canh before studying chemistry at a university in the city since 1967.
Their love since first sight. One day, Ri Yong Hui was told by her colleague that someone was watching through the window. He is, Pham Ngoc Canh. From this eye contact, they both fall in love and never thought that love continues 31 years later despite the distance apart and the political situation.
At that time the Korean law does not allow the women married to foreign men / from abroad. Society does not support such a relationship. Two years after an apprenticeship at the Hamhung, Canh back to Vietnam. While farewell, Hui promised to wait Canh forever.
Situation of that separation is not easy. Hui was sick for months, even she was about to commit suicide. However, her mother managed to save it. Their romance continued through letters. However, it could not be done freely. Canh use a pseudonym as a woman, when sending mail. And words in the letter was not at all romantic alias 'crisp', hehe. In question was: "Are you okay?" Or "is this winter snow?"
The letters had to be destroyed by Hui after reading, so that their relationship is not known to the authorities at that time. Meanwhile, for Canh, Hui letters of which he kept as a treasure well. In 1978, Canh had returned to Korea as sent by the department where he worked in Vietnam to attend a training course for 3 months. However, the Korean situation was still no improvement. Their correspondence continued until 1992. Meanwhile, all Canh efforts to get the Hui still fail.
In 1997 Canh entrust a letter pleading for help to the ruler of Korea through Vietnam Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cam, who want to visit to Korea. However, after that the Korean embassy told him that Hui has been married to someone else. But, Canh do not believe it. Because, he thought when Hui intend to marry another man, surely it had been done much earlier.
In 2001, Canh also heard Hui had been dead since 10 years ago. However, Canh who later moved to work as a translator of Korean taekwondo in the field of sports department of Vietnam, received a report from co-workers that Hui still healthy and still love him.
Canh very happy with the news and in conjunction with the Vietnam delegation plans to visit Korea in May 2002, Canh back left a letter on some of Vietnam's delegation to be submitted to the Korean authorities. In short, the Korean authorities finally allowed Canh to marry Hui.
Their marriage took place in Hanoi, on December 31, 2002 was attended by about 700 invitations that blue touched with their love story which long and full of obstacles separated 31 years. At that time the groom 54 years old and the bride, 55 years.
Now they have been aged about 60’s years old, live happily in a modest flat in Hanoi. This is not the story of a Korean drama film which famous with blue love stories, but it is a true love story. How wonderfull!
