Japan has provided nearly 2 million USD for 18 projects in 15 localities in Vietnam as part of the Japanese Government’s grassroots non-refundable aid programme.
Infrastructure, production methods and the living conditions of local residents in extremely disadvantaged communes in the northern province of Phu Tho have significantly improved.
President Truong Tan Sang sent a letter to the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC)’s congress on September 29 in Hanoi, hailing the outcomes of the organisation’s patriotic emulation movements.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has approved a plan
to auction mineral mining rights in 2015, reported the Vietnam
Investment Review (VIR).
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment officially approved a
plan on putting up for auction the ore mining rights at four sites, the
first bidding event of its kind in 2015.
Camera company Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd on January 26 presented
bookshelves and school equipment to a primary school in the northern
province of Phu Tho, as part of its efforts to improve the learning
environment in disadvantaged localities.
Xuan Son National Park in Tan Son district of the northern midland
province of Phu Tho, which boasts diverse ecosystems, untouched natural
beauty and original cultural identities of ethnic people, is receiving
investment to make it a tourist hotspot and help drive the locality’s
socio-economic growth.
The
Muong ethnic people of Tan Son district in the northern province of Phu
Tho are exerting all efforts to preserve and develop their traditional
brocade weaving craft despite tremendous difficulties in finding outlets
for their products.
The Japanese government has pledged to provide 156,000 USD to build a
functional rehabilitation centre for disabled children and a rural road
for the northern provinces of Ha Giang and Phu Tho, respectively.
