Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Monday to "double" Japanese investment and loans to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to spur development in the region.In a summit with his ASEAN counterparts near Bangkok, Abe said Japan is ready to boost financial assistance through the Japan International Cooperation Agency in key areas such as infrastructure building, women's empowerment and the environment, the government said.On security, Abe expressed Tokyo's "grave concern" about the current situation in the South China Sea, in a veiled criticism of Beijing's militarization of disputed are…READ FULL ARTICLE
