July 5, 2015

"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.

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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