S. Korea​ grants Laos US$10.5mil to improve public health, environmental cleanliness

Country Director of the KOICA Office in Laos, Kim Myungjin, greeting the director​ general​ of Planning​ Department​ of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Phayleuth Phonboulom, after signing an MoU on grant funding. - VT

​VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): he government of the Republic of Korea has provided a grant of US$10.5 million to finance the scaling up of solid waste and wastewater management, with the aim of improving public health and environmental protection in Laos.

The new funding will support Phase II of the project, which is being carried out from 2023-2027.