US EditionJapan PM Sanae Takaichi Meets Top Vietnam Leaders in Hanoi
The two countries signed six agreements and agreed to expand cooperation on energy, critical minerals and supply chains.
- On Saturday, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung in Hanoi, advancing their strategic partnership to a "new phase of development." The leaders signed six agreements spanning technology, climate preparedness, and information.
- Takaichi's visit, her first to Vietnam since taking office in October, aims to deepen cooperation on energy security and supply chain resilience. Japan and Vietnam share concerns regarding China's territorial claims in the East and South China Seas.
- Delivering a keynote speech at Vietnam National University on Saturday, Takaichi promoted a "free and open Indo-Pacific" strategy. She called for Asian countries to cultivate "resilience" and the ability to "determine their own future" amid intensifying geopolitical competition.
- Both nations identified economic security as a priority, agreeing to cooperate on energy and critical minerals. Japan, Vietnam's largest provider of official development assistance, saw two-way trade surpass $50 billion last year.
- While Vietnam pursues "bamboo diplomacy" to maintain global ties, Takaichi departs for Australia on Sunday after the visit. Her Indo-Pacific vision has previously drawn rebukes from Beijing, which accuses Tokyo of "stirring up confrontation between camps.
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Dnevni list Danas
n1info.rsJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said today that her country will update its Security and Economic Strategy for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, adopted ten years ago, and that Japan will play a more active role in the region, the Japan Times writes.
InsideNoVA.com
In Vietnam, Japan PM vows more effort to keep Asia 'free and open'
Japan's prime minister vowed Saturday to do more to ensure a "free and open Indo-Pacific", using a speech in communist Vietnam to tout a regional strategy that has long rankled neighbouring China.
Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayTakaichi visits Hanoi for talks with Vietnamese leaders amid Japan’s concerns over investment slump
HANOI, May 2 — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to meet Vietnam’s leader To Lam in Hanoi today as the countries try to shore up ties amid a sharp slowdown in Japanese investment in Vietnam.The two sides are expected to discuss ways to deepen a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership established in 2023, with a focus on cooperation in energy, technology, critical minerals and regional stability, a Japanese foreign ministry official sai…
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