Illustrative image (Source: asia.nikkei.com)Thua
Thien- Hue (VNA) – A (MoU) on cooperation
in the field of was signed between the central province of Thua
Thien-Hue and the Japanese city of Yokohama on July 26.
The signatories were the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social
Affairs; the Hue College of Medicine and Pharmacy; the Hue Medical College; and
Yokohama’s Department of Medicine and Social Welfare.
Under the MoU, Thua Thien-Hue province will support the sending of workers and
students from health-specialised and medical care universities and colleges and
vocational training schools in the locality to Yokohama to pursue study, join
training courses, and work in the field of healthcare.
Those
coming to will also be supported by the host city’s authorities. They
will be trained within two years, then receiving certificates of welfare workers
and long-term working visas in Yokohama.
Thua Thien-Hue and Yokohama hold friendship and cooperation in many spheres such
as human resources training, science and technology transfer, and sustainable water
management.
Notably, with the support of Yokohama authorities and the funding of the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the two localities jointly implemented
five cooperation projects, bringing practical benefits to the water supply industry
of the Vietnamese’s locality. Many staff working in the water supply sector of
Thua Thien-Hue have been trained in Japan. –VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
