Indochinese Triangle: A showcase of Vietnamese hegemony on Cambodia and Laos

Conference on Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia development triangle

08/12/2009
VOV News (Hanoi)

Representatives from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have gathered at a conference in Vientiane, Laos to discuss measures to strengthen cooperation in developing the triangle region between the three countries.

The implementation of Japanese-funded projects to develop the triangle region is also under discussion.

Last year, the government of Japan announced an aid package of US$20 million to fund some projects in the triangle region, which mostly focused on developing human resources and boosting economic development.

Of the aid package, Vietnam received US$3.5 million, Laos and Cambodia US$7.5 million each and the remaining money was went to research and survey activities.

Participants also dealt with some issues such as the organizing and managing transport services in the East-West Corridor, supporting efforts to overcome the negative impact of the global financial crisis and coping with climate change and calamities in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.

They proposed that the government of Japan encourage Japanese enterprises to actively partcipate in a cooperative programme with the three countries.

Japan to assist Vietnam's hegemony on Cambodia and Laos in the Indochinese Triangle

Japan commits to assist Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

HANOI, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Japan remains strong commitment to providing assistance to the Development Triangle Area of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV), the Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported Wednesday.

The commitment was made by Ishikane Kimihiro, deputy head of the Southeast and Southwest Asian Department of Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the third CLV-Japan working level meeting held in Vientiane.

The meeting was to review the implementation of cooperation activities funded by Japan and draw up future direction to attract more direct investment of Japan to the triangle area, said the newspaper.

Kimihiro said that his country's assistance would contribute to stability and prosperity of the CLV countries in particular and that of Asia in general.

Japan has so far provided 20 million U.S. dollars for development related to the triangle, said Ya Seng, an official from Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The development triangle area is located in the border areas of the three CLV countries that share many common factors. These include untapped natural resources, potential for economic development and similar socio-cultural conditions.

Deminers in Sudan Seek Japanese Aid

By Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Original report from Washington
11 March 2008

Cambodia is seeking Japanese support for its deminers in Sudan, who are joining UN peace keeping operations, Defense Minister Tea Banh said Monday.

Tea Banh completed a three-day visit to Japan March 7, where he met military counterparts and other government officials.

"There has been a discussion about Japanese assistance for training, human resources and safety," he said. "We would expand our scope [in Sudan] if there is assistance."

Cambodia has had a mission of 300 deminers in Sudan since April 2006, Tea Banh said, adding that recently the Cambodians had to stop their work on one mission for 10 days, due to fighting about 6 kilometers away.