At a meeting with Vice Chairman of the Can Tho City People’s Committee Truong Quang Hoai Nam on June 19, John noted with satisfaction drastic changes in the Mekong Delta region since the Australian-funded My Thuan Bridge was built 15 years ago.

John hoped that once Cao Lanh Bridge, another Australian-funded project, is completed, it will bring about further economic benefits to local people.
 

He revealed that Australia offered the world’s most advanced machines to Can Tho hospital to provide free eye surgery for poor people last year and is committed to providing more modern medical equipment to the city in the future.

Next year, there will be exchange programmes between students from the two countries, offering more Vietnamese students the chance to study down under and vice versa.

Four Australian-invested projects totaling VND6.2 billion have been put into operation in Can Tho, contributing to improving the living conditions of the local people and raising public awareness of climate change adaptation.