HANOI -- Japan's NEC and Sumitomo Corp. agreed Friday to a contract to develop a satellite for the Vietnamese government that will help predict severe weather and survey the resulting damage.
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Vietnam awards weather satellite deal to NEC and Sumitomo
$180m contract will utilize Japan's experience in typhoons and flooding
Vietnam is launching a satellite to assist in disaster prevention from powerful typhoons. © Reuters
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