More Asians in U.S. colleges

According to the newly released Open Doors report by the New York-based Institute of International Education, India remains the country that sends the most students to U.S. universities, with nearly 84,000 students, followed by China with 68,000 students - 76,000 if one includes Hong Kong - and South Korea with 62,000. Even communist-ruled Vietnam has more than 6,000 students in U.S. universities - twice the number of Argentina, whose economy is nearly three times bigger. Of the Chinese students, fewer than 5 percent in the United States had government grants. Virtually all of the Chinese students' expenses are paid for by their families. (Source: Andres Oppenheimer, Salt Lake Tribune, Nov. 19, 2007)



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