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Canon continues to facilitate children’s learning in Dien Bien

Canon Vietnam Company on October 31 handed over a kindergarten in Dien Bien district in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, as part of the “Canon friendship school chain" project.
Canon continues to facilitate children’s learning in Dien Bien ảnh 1Canon Vietnam’s Director General Katsuyoshi Soma (R) at the ceremony (Source:VNA)

Canon Vietnam Ltd Company on October 31 handed over a kindergarten in Pa Khoang commune, Dien Bien district in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, as part of the “Canon friendship school chain” project. 

In addition to the new facility, which comprises three classrooms and a toilet, the company also presented 70 gift sets, including school supplies, rain coats and confectionary for local children.

Addressing the ceremony, Canon Vietnam’s Director General Katsuyoshi Soma promised to continue to contribute more to Vietnam education, and to the industrialization, modernisation and development of Vietnam’s society.

Earlier, the company handed over Nam Son kindergarten and presented school supplies for Noi Due kindergarten in the northern province of Bac Ninh. 

The company has implemented its “Canon friendship school chain” project since 2009 in order to improve the educational environment for teachers and pupils with difficulties, and to encourage the study spirit of pupils. The project has helped build 94 new classrooms, 2 teacher rooms, 14 standard toilets and hand washing areas at 38 friendship schools in 17 provinces in the North and Central region of Vietnam. 

Canon has three production facilities in Thang Long (Hanoi) and Que Vo and Tien Son (Bac Ninh province). /.

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