Japan, Vietnam agree to bolster security ties amid China threat

By Associated Press

Nov 28, 2023 7:00 am

TOKYO: Japan and Vietnam agreed on Monday to strengthen their security and economic ties in the face of China's growing influence in the region.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong held talks in Japan's capital Tokyo and agreed to broaden their security cooperation, work on defense equipment and technology transfers, and start discussing a new Japanese aid program for militaries of like-minded developing countries in the region.

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