Japan and Vietnam will accelerate public-private cooperation on critical minerals, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday after talks with Vietnamese President To Lam, describing economic security cooperation as a top priority in their bilateral relationship.The meeting in Tokyo came as Japan seeks closer ties with Vietnam amid political and economic pressure from China, including restrictions on rare earth exports, while also aiming to help the fast-growing Southeast Asian country strengthen its energy supply network.The two countries issued a joint statement citing an increasingly comp…READ FULL ARTICLE
