An agreement to this effect was signed at the Japanese embassy in Hanoi on July 8. Accordingly, a primary school in Hien Khanh commune, Vu Ban district, Nam Dinh province will be built at a cost of nearly US$94,000 while another in Gia Pho commune, Huong Khe district, Ha Tinh province at US$83, 200.

Japanese ambassador to Vietnam Mitsuo Sakaba expressed his belief that the Japan-funded projects will help improve the education situation in two communes and strengthen the friendship and mutual understanding between Vietnam and Japan.