Deputy Minister Hien and First Secretary of the New Zealand Embassy Margaret Lowe co-chaired a seminar on New Zealand project design in Hanoi on November 4.

With a total assistance of US$5 million for its implementation, the VLAP consists of the four components, from 2011-2015.

The design phase will focus on project management training activities to strengthen public awareness and involvement in the project.

Participants in the seminar said the design would help Vietnam improve its poor land management skills, especially in concluding land surveys, mapping activities and granting land-use right certificates.