Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, speaks at the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit Meeting held in the State Guest House in Tokyo’s Moto-Akasaka district on Oct. 9. (Pool)
Five Southeast Asian leaders joined Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 9 to adopt an agreement to strengthen ties between their nations and Japan.
The agreement, titled “Tokyo Strategy 2018,” was adopted by Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as Japan, at the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit Meeting.
The document positions relations between Japan and the Mekong River region as a “strategic partnership,” and it describes “strengthening connectivity,” “raising human resources” and “environmental protection” as its pillars, with the aim of developing high-quality infrastructure. Tiếp tục đọc “Mekong-Japan partnership strategy agreed at Tokyo summit”
Parks and other green spaces provide both health and environmental benefits, making them a key element in making towns and cities more livable and climate-resilient. Photo: ADB.
By 2030, more than 40% of the population in the Greater Mekong Subregion will be living in cities. Photo: ADB.
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