TOKYO: Japan pledged US$6.1bil (RM23.1bil) 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.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe unveiled the pledge at a summit with his counterparts from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam – fast-growing economies through which the lower section of the Mekong river flows.
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