Japan provides US$345 thousand of ODA for Vietnam
VOV.VN - Representative from the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Japan signed agreements on March 10, providing US$345 thousand of non-refundable ODA for five programs in southern Vietnam.
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The programs are aimed at improving socio-economic infrastructure and include the construction of a kindergarten, water systems, medical equipment at hospitals and technology to assist people with hearing problems in Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces of Dak Lak, Ninh Thuan and Tra Vinh.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Kawaue Junichi, Consul General to HCM City, said that since 1995, Japan has provided an estimated US$13.5 million in non-refundable ODA for programs in southern Vietnam.
Japan, said the Consul General, is proud to be the largest ODA donor to Vietnam.
