The Australian embassy in Hanoi said on May 9 that with this ODA,Vietnam has become Australia ’s fifth largest bilateral ODArecipient.
The Australian Government’s aid programmein Vietnam , which is under the management of the Australian Agencyfor International Development (AusAID), focuses on five priority fields,namely human resource development, infrastructure development,reduction of negative impacts of climate change, increasing communityhealth through safe water and sanitation, and assistance with economicreform.
In the 2012-2013 fiscal year, Australia willassist Vietnam in helping poor districts of the country gain accessto safe water and sanitation, roads and key economic regions andcomplete the design of Cao Lanh bridge in the Mekong delta.
Also in 2013, Australia will provide 245 scholarships to Vietnamese students.-VNA