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JICA to resume activities in Vietnam later this month

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has decided to resume activities in Vietnam, having deemed the coronavirus situation to be relatively calm in the country.
JICA to resume activities in Vietnam later this month ảnh 1Aid from the Japanese Government delivered via JICA to flooded areas in central Thua Thien-Hue province (Photo: VNA)

Tokyo (VNA) - The Japan International CooperationAgency (JICA) has decided to resume activities in Vietnam, having deemed thecoronavirus situation to be relatively calm in the country.

Flights between Japan and Vietnam have alreadybeen resumed, and JICA plans to send eight of its members to the SoutheastAsian nation from late November, according to Japan’s NHK.

The agency is also making final arrangements toresume activities in Thailand and Cambodia.

All of JICA's overseas volunteer projects havebeen suspended since March, given COVID-19 concerns. More than 2,000 peoplewere repatriated from about 70 countries, mainly in Asia and Africa./.
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