Japan and five Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River adopted a new three-year strategy Tuesday centering on improving connectivity through promotion of "quality infrastructure" building for regional development.The document endorsed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam at the Mekong-Japan Summit Meeting also cited human resource development and environmental protection as main pillars of cooperation.

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On regional security, the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to addressing tensions over North Korea's nuclear a…READ FULL ARTICLE