Vietnam April State Spending for Edu Projs up 7.3% on Month to $2.1M: GSO

Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training disbursed an estimated VND44 billion ($2.09 million) of state funding for its projects in April, up 7.3% from March, said the government’s General Statistics Office (GSO). In the first four months, the ministry disbursed VND154 billion of state funding for its projects, up 0.8% from the same period last year and meeting only 24.6% of the whole-year target. Vietnam aims to disburse VND625 billion worth of state funding for education projects this year. (GSO April Edition)