Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga arrived in Hanoi on Sunday on the first leg of a four-day trip to Vietnam and Indonesia in his first foreign travel since taking office, as he looks to bolster ties with Southeast Asian countries.In separate meetings with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Suga is expected to promote efforts to achieve a "free and open Indo-Pacific" as well as discuss economic cooperation amid the COVID-19 crisis.The visit comes as China's growing maritime assertiveness is prompting Japan to seek support from like-minded co…READ FULL ARTICLE
