Thursday, 19/01/2017 16:05 (GMT+7)
The official visit to Vietnam by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made headlines in Japan on January 17th.
(Photo: VNA)
Many major newspapers such as Japan Times, Yomiuri, Nihon Keizai and Sankei covered the trip, which is the third to Vietnam by Abe as PM of Japan.
According to Japan Times, Japan is the second-largest foreign investor in Vietnam, a manufacturing hub in Southeast Asia seeking to expand exports from apparel and agriculture to high-value goods like electronics and automobiles.
Vietnam has become a fierce competitor to regional neighbors like Thailand, Malaysia, China and Taiwan (China) in tech manufacturing.
Japanese media highlight the cooperation between the two countries, as seen through their agreement on various issues such as collaboration to ensure maritime security and accelerate the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, along with Japan’s commitment to supporting Vietnam.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also visited the Philippines, Australia and Indonesia on the six-day trip from January 12th to strengthen security cooperation./.
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