HANOI, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The United Kingdom will continue to annually offer a non-refundable aid of about 100 million U.S. dollars to Vietnam from now to 2011, helping the country develop economy, local newspaper Saigon Liberation reported Wednesday.

    Under the Country Assistance Plan for Vietnam announced on Tuesday, the United Kingdom will mainly help Vietnam ensure strong economic growth and opportunities for the poor accessing to capital sources, develop rural primary education, and build anti-corruption programs.

    The UK government has funded Vietnam some 498 million dollars since 1992.