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Japanese style-kindergarten opens in Da Nang

In a sign of growing ties between Da Nang and Japan, this school year, a Japanese-led kindergarten will open its doors to children ages 1 to 6 in the central city.
Japanese style-kindergarten opens in Da Nang ảnh 1The kindergarten, COHAS Da Nang, or Smile School, is located on Ly Thuong Kiet street in Da Nang city (Photo: VNA)

Da Nang (VNA) - In a sign of growing ties between Da Nangand Japan, this school year, a Japanese-led kindergarten will open its doors tochildren ages 1 to 6 in the central city.

The kindergarten, COHAS Da Nang, or Smile School, was built by theJapanese JP Holdings Group with an investment of 300,000 USD. It will enroll200 children and provide education programmes in English, physical training andmusic and Japanese culture.

President of JP Holdings Group, Ogita Kazuhiro, said it’s also thegroup’s first kindergarten project in Southeast Asia and Vietnam.

He said the project would contribute to the socio-economicdevelopment in Da Nang and Vietnam by releasing a high quality education atkindergarten level.

The project will be unrolled in three phases between 2017-2019,and provide education facilities for 600 kids with an international educationstandard.

JP Holdings focuses on investment in high quality education. Ithas developed 220 education projects so far.

The Japanese language has been taught at some junior secondaryschools according to the city’s foreign language teaching programme for2012-20.

Last year, Leave a Nest, an education organisation from Japan, incollaboration with the Self Wing Vietnam Company, began a pilot project onnature research education for students at junior secondary schools in Da Nang.

The city is home to 160 Japanese investors and 37 representativeswith a total investment of 500 million USD.

Route Inn Group from Japan is also developing a coastal resort, thefirst of its kind in Vietnam, with total investment of 18 million USD.

The city has already launched a direct air route connecting DaNang to Narita, Japan in 2014 with seven flights a week, and a direct Da Nang-Osakaroute with four flights a week.

In a recent meeting with the city’s leadership, newly appointedJapanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio said Japan plans to open a ConsulateOffice in Da Nang City as a way of boosting tourism and exchange between Japanand the central city in the future.-VNA
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