India, Nov. 10 -- Energy cooperation is taking a stronger stance between Japan and Vietnam since Hanoi needs to provide more energy to feed growing electricity demands. At the official visit to Japan by Vietnamese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam on November 9, 2026, the countries signed 11 cooperation documents, including energy, nuclear power, artificial intelligence, education, among others.

The agreements to fast track energy cooperation in LNG, gas-fired power generation, and energy reserves were also signed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and To Lam. This agreement is in line with Vietnam's plan to diversify its energy sources as industrialization and technology sector investments i...