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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) shakes hands with Myanmar’s President Thein Sein (L) and Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha (R) after the signing ceremony on Dawei port project at the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo on Saturday. Leaders of five Mekong delta nations are in Tokyo to attend the Japan-Mekong Summit this weekend. AFP PHOTO
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) shakes hands with Myanmar’s President Thein Sein (L) and Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha (R) after the signing ceremony on Dawei port project at the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo on Saturday. Leaders of five Mekong delta nations are in Tokyo to attend the Japan-Mekong Summit this weekend. AFP PHOTO
TOKYO: Japan on Saturday pledged $6.1 billion in financial aid to the “Mekong Five” countries as it pushes infrastructure exports and courts influence in a region where rival China has an increasing presence.