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Speaking at an annual press conference in Hanoi on April 1, he revealed that his agency will
work with Vietnam
on 13 new technical cooperation projects and hold 83 training courses in
the 2015 fiscal year, focusing mainly on infrastructure and urban transport
development, social affairs and the enhancement of global competitiveness.
Vietnam is currently the largest recipient of official
development assistance (ODA) from Japan, he said, adding that
JICA is currently implementing over 150 technical and loan co-operation
projects in the Southeast Asian country.
Vietnam and Japan
have signed a loan agreement of JPY36.3 billion (US$302.4 million) for the
second phase of construction of the Thai Binh thermal power plant and the
power transmission line.
Most recently, the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and
Investment and the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam
signed a diplomatic note to provide JPY112.4 billion (US$936.4 million) in
ODA for seven socio-economic development projects in Vietnam.
The two countries also inked loan agreements for the
fifth phase of the climate change adaptation programme and the second phase
of construction of the Ben Luc-Long Thanh section of the north-south
highway, worth a combined JPY6.3 billion (US$385.7 million).
In 2015, JICA aims to sign ODA loan agreements worth
at least JPY165.6 billion (US$1.4 billion) with Vietnam, the JICA official
said, adding that whether this can be done depends on the Vietnamese side,
which has cumbersome administrative procedures.
Social affairs are also a target of JICA activities in
Vietnam, he said, noting
that his agency has supported Vietnam to set up a free
hotline for human trafficking prevention and victim support as well as
designing health handbooks for mothers and children, narrowing gaps in
healthcare and improving preventive health services.
In addition, JICA will help Vietnam increase its
competitiveness in anticipation of the establishment of the ASEAN Economic
Community (AEC) and its participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Agreement (TPP).
The agency will focus on projects to expand
partnership between Vietnamese and Japanese small- and medium-sized
enterprises; reforming State-run businesses and managing bad debts;
amending the Law on competitiveness; and assisting with the enforcement of
the Law on intellectual property.
In 2014, JICA helped Vietnam
complete three major projects: the T2 passenger terminal at the Noi Bai
international airport; the Nhat Tan Bridge;
and the Vo Nguyen Giap street, all of which contributed to reducing the
travel time from the Noi Bai airport to downtown Hanoi by 20 minutes.
It also helped the Vietnamese Government to issue Good
Agricultural Practices (GAP) standards to improve the income of farmers and
develop safe and sustainable crop production.
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