Japan funds higher education for Vietnam public officials

……….The scholarships will be part of the Human Resource Development Scholarship program which Japan has been running in Vietnam for eight years now.
From this year the number of students it funds will rise to 35, the largest among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
A Japanese embassy press release said: “This proves the importance of the relationship between Japan and Vietnam.”
Hattori hoped the enhancement of educational cooperation between the two countries would “contribute to Vietnam’s socio-economic development and further strengthen the friendly relationship between Japan and Vietnam."[View Full Article]