Japan to Assist Vietnam in Building Its First Nuclear Power Plant
Posted on: Thursday, 15 May 2008, 06:00 CDT
Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo
Tokyo, May 15 Kyodo - Japan signed Thursday an agreement to provide assistance to Vietnam to build its first nuclear power plant, government officials said.
Under the deal, Japan will help Vietnam lay the groundwork for the construction by working together mainly in the areas of safety regulations and human resources development.
The Vietnamese government is trying to begin the construction by 2015 to operate its first nuclear power plant by 2020.
The agreement is in part aimed at making it easier for Japanese companies to win orders for the construction in Vietnam, the officials said.
Companies from France, South Korea and other countries are also showing strong interest in taking part in the construction.
The agreement was signed by Masashi Nakano, senior vice minister of economy, trade and industry, and his Vietnamese counterpart, Do Huu Hao, in Hanoi.
Originally published by Kyodo News Service, Tokyo, in English 0537 15 May 08.
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Source: BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific
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