New Zealand-invested projects pay off in Binh Dinh
New Zealand will orient its cooperation with Vietnam to a strategic partnership with the intensive development of projects in Binh Dinh province, said Ambassador Haike Manning.
New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Haike Manning made the statement at a press briefing in Quy Nhon city on April 10.
He highly valued the effective implementation of New Zealand-invested projects which focus on trade, education and research.
The Ambassador said his country will continue providing graduate and post-graduate scholarships for Vietnam’s State officials and university lecturers.
New Zealand is ready to help Binh Dinh train its medical staff, he noted.
According to the diplomat, the two sides should cooperate in woodwork production as Binh Dinh boasts strength in processing timber and forest products and New Zealand can provide a large amount of timber.
Currently, two New Zealand-funded projects have been effectively implemented in Binh Dinh province, including the US$1.7 million project on sustainable rural livelihood, and the other on modernising land management using over US$12 million from the World Bank’s loan. The second project has also been carried out in other eight provinces across the country.
On the occasion, Ambassador Haike Manning conducted a fact-finding tour of two other projects on improving the quality and use of mother and child healthcare services, and pre-school education in Binh Dinh province.