Hanoi (VNA) - TheJapanese embassy in Vietnam on December 17 signed contracts to providenon-refundable aid worth over 1.14 million USD for seven small-scale projects in 2020,which are under a non-refundable programme for Vietnam at grassroots levels.
The seven projects arein different fields such as: bomb and mine detection and clearance in the central province of Quang Binh; building clean water systems in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan, building classrooms in thecentral province of Thanh Hoa and the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau, building inter-village roads in Lai Chau rovince, supplying Braille printingequipment for three northern provinces, and tuberculosis screening X-rayequipment.
Addressing the event,Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam YamadaTakio said the small scale projects would address the urgent needs of local residents.
“The Japanese governmentwants to further strengthen the bilateral relationship through the efficientuse of Japanese technology. I hope the programme will touch the hearts of thepeople of the two countries,” said the Japanese ambassador.
The bomb detection andclearance project in Quang Binh is the one with the largest cost of theseven projects, with a total aid amount of over 636,000 USD./.
