France Funds VND2.5B to Build School in Vietnam Central Province

The French embassy in Hanoi has funded VND2.5 billion ($138,786) for a project to build a school in Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue. The project costing a total of VND4.3 billion is aimed to construct three-story secondary school in Hue city. The school, which will comprise nine classrooms, is expected to facilitate study of locals once operational. Earlier in March, the French Poitou-Charentes region financed $69,354 to build a primary school in the province. (Vietnamplus Oct 18, Nguoi Lao Dong - Laborer Oct 18 p3)