Vietnam’s To Lam is expected to use his visit to Japan this week to expand trade and investment options with Tokyo, especially in technology, amid continued uncertainty surrounding America’s future policy direction.
After talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Monday, the two leaders pledged to speed up public-private cooperation on critical minerals, with a joint statement calling economic security a top priority in bilateral relations and promising deeper cooperation on defence and investment.
Both sides also reiterated the importance of getting Japanese-funded liquefied natural gas and gas-fired power projects up and running quickly, while pledging to push ahead with plans to bring nuclear power to Vietnam.