Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Saturday to cooperate with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to improve their respective economies by boosting investment in the fast-growing bloc and promoting people-to-people exchanges.At a dinner with ASEAN leaders on the eve of a special summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of friendship and cooperation between Japan and the 10-member group, Kishida also announced the launch of a new initiative for the next-generation auto industry.The initiative is aimed at mapping out strategies that will enable ASEAN to continue being the …READ FULL ARTICLE