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Japan's investment in Vietnam plummets while Suga seeks closer ties

South Korea and China fill gap left by 40% drop this year

TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer
October 22, 2020 10:55 JST

HANOI -- Japan, once the largest source of corporate investment in Vietnam, has fallen to fourth place for the first nine months of 2020, overtaken by more agile rivals from South Korea and China.

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