Vietnam has made full use of Japan’s official development assistant (ODA) for its small-sized projects, said Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Mitsuo Sakaba.

So said the Japanese diplomat at the recent inauguration of a Japanese-built primary school in northern Lang Son province’s Kien Moc commune.

Ambassador Sakaba was pleased to see that school children were enjoying new learning facilities in the new 10-classroom school.

The school was built at a cost of US$87,000 as part of Japanese government’s non-refundable aid programme for Vietnamese localities.

The ambassador said that the Japanese people paid much attention to small-sized projects because they directly impact the Vietnamese people’s daily life, especially those in remote and underprivileged areas.

According to Ambassador Sakaba, this year, the Japanese government will continue to provide funding for 25-30 Vietnamese small-sized projects, worth a total of US$2.15 million. They mainly focus on education, healthcare and environmental protection. (VNA)