(VOVworld) – A new community development project was launched in Lao Cai province on Wednesday. Funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the project will help the locality improve rural roads and infrastructure in an effort to boost economic, cultural, and educational development.

KOICA supports sustainable poverty reduction in Lao Cai province. (Photo: hvcsnd.edu.vn)

The project will also help improve the province’s healthcare network and public administrative management. Country Director of KOICA in Vietnam Chang Jae Yun said the program will contribute to promoting sustainable poverty reduction in Lao Cai by helping the locality develop a new-style urban model similar to the Republic of Korea’s Samuel Undong model. Local authorities called on the provincial Department of Planning and Investment and relevant sectors to work closely with the project to create a specific plan of action.