Vietnam’s Transport Minister Dinh La Thang and Japanese Ambassador toVietnam Yasuaki Tanizaki have signed an Exchange Note (EN) on Mar. 21 inHanoi to help improve the transportation system in Vietnam.
According to the EN, the Japanese Government will providenon-refundable aid in the form of industrial products of Japanesebusinesses which suffered from the earthquake and tsunami disaster inMarch, 2011, worth a total 300 million JPY.
TheJapanese Government decided on this activity to restore socio-economicactivities of the regions affected by the disaster.
The products include equipment to help students in study and scientificresearch, and support for training activities in the sectors ofshipping, shipbuilding and marine environments, as well as equipment toimprove the railway system.
The Ministry ofTransport said that it assigned this project to Vietnam MaritimeUniversity on Feb. 20 and the aid will be implemented as from earlyApril with the consultancy of the Japan International Cooperation System(JICS).
The aid is scheduled to take effect in one year, and be completed at the end of the first quarter of 2013.-VNA
According to the EN, the Japanese Government will providenon-refundable aid in the form of industrial products of Japanesebusinesses which suffered from the earthquake and tsunami disaster inMarch, 2011, worth a total 300 million JPY.
TheJapanese Government decided on this activity to restore socio-economicactivities of the regions affected by the disaster.
The products include equipment to help students in study and scientificresearch, and support for training activities in the sectors ofshipping, shipbuilding and marine environments, as well as equipment toimprove the railway system.
The Ministry ofTransport said that it assigned this project to Vietnam MaritimeUniversity on Feb. 20 and the aid will be implemented as from earlyApril with the consultancy of the Japan International Cooperation System(JICS).
The aid is scheduled to take effect in one year, and be completed at the end of the first quarter of 2013.-VNA
