http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110106004889.htm



Japan to aid space projects in Vietnam

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The government has decided to provide yen loans of up to 40 billion yen in official development assistance to Vietnam for its space exploration program, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

It would be the first time Japan's ODA would be allocated for space development. The loans of between 35 billion yen and 40 billion yen will reportedly be spent on three projects--an Earth-based space center, two observation satellites and the training of engineers.

jeez, tha Japanese sure do want to help us develop fast LOL

The Japanese are competing with China for influence. The Japanese influence is more welcome than China's because we have no real conflicts of interest with them, but with China they will always try to dominate.

The Japanese and Vietnamese are destined to be close strategic partners.

Vietnam has space program? O.O