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Japan, Vietnam Deepen Strategic Ties With Focus on Energy and Critical Minerals

Hanoi- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung pledged on Saturday to strengthen bilateral ties