Japan supports Vietnam to complete the fiber optic information system

The source of Nihon Keizai newspaper said Japan's Ministry of Home Affairs and Post is cooperating with information technology companies such as NTT and Hitachi to support Southeast Asian countries, including Vietnam and refund Good optical fiber system.

According to Japan, the demand for perfecting high-speed information system in Vietnam is becoming urgent because more and more Japanese enterprises invest in Vietnam. Meanwhile, Vietnam's information system currently relies heavily on low-speed phone lines. Stemming from this need, the Japanese Government chose Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as the first places in Southeast Asia to be assisted in the field of information system upgrading.

Under the plan, Japan will provide financial support to Japanese private enterprises to complete fiber optic systems and export modern information mechanical devices to Vietnam. The financial support will be included in the Japanese government's official development assistance (ODA) budget 2008.

In addition to Vietnam, Japan will support other countries in South-East Asia region with the speed of popular optical communication systems such as Indonesia and the Philippines. At the same time, Japan intends to support the region to upgrade the Internet to international standards.