ASIAN POWER In this Sept. 6, 2021 file photo, Japan’s Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi speaks to the members of the media after he inspected the British Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier (back) at the US naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. AP PHOTO
ASIAN POWER In this Sept. 6, 2021 file photo, Japan’s Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi speaks to the members of the media after he inspected the British Royal Navy’s HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier (back) at the US naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. AP PHOTO


TOKYO:
Japan can now give defense equipment and technology to Vietnam under an agreement signed on Saturday as the two countries step up their military cooperation amid worries about China's growing military influence.

Japan's Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said the deal elevates their defense partnership "to a new level" and that Japan and Vietnam plan to deepen defense ties through multinational joint exercises and other means. Details about the transfer of specific equipment, including naval vessels, will be worked out in subsequent talks, the ministry said.

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