Japan to back Vietnam's small-reactor push in revived nuclear cooperation

Takaichi and To Lam to sign MOU promising Japanese technology and training Vietnamese President To Lam, right, will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi early next week for talks including cooperation in energy and artificial intelligence. (Nikkei montage) TOKYO/HANOI -- Japan and Vietnam are set to sign a memorandum of understanding toward cooperation on introducing small modular nuclear reactors in the Southeast Asian country as early as 2040.