Japan Pledges Support for ASEAN Development

By Ivy Mungcal // 25 October 2009

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has pledged continued development support to member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations,

reports. Hatoyama, speaking at the 12th ASEAN-Japan Summit in Thailand, also reaffirmed Japan's commitment to ease intraregional development gaps in Asia.

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Ivy Mungcal
As former senior staff writer, Ivy Mungcal contributed to several Devex publications. Her focus is on breaking news, and in particular on global aid reform and trends in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Before joining Devex in 2009, Ivy produced specialized content for U.S. and U.K.-based business websites.