A signing ceremony for the assistance took place in Hanoi on March 21.
Addressing the signing ceremony, Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kuniosaid despite rapid economic growth and urbanisation, many people in Vietnamhave been left behind with limited access to education and health care. Inaddition to that, unexploded ordnance left from the war 40 years ago has stillbeen affecting many lives, he noted.
The 18 projects cover the fields of healthcare,primary and kindergarten education, agricultural production, post-war bomb clearance,vocational training, elderly care, and local infrastructure development, theambassador added.
He hoped that the projects would contribute tothe sustainable development of Vietnam.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of Tan Sondistrict, northern Phu Tho province Nguyen Ba Khuyen, on behalf of aid recipients,said the local authorities will coordinate with relevant agencies to carry outthe projects on schedule and once completed, they will be used effectively inthe long-term.
Tan Son district is a beneficiary from theJapanese-funded project on improving primary educational environment.-VNA