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Japan to earmark US$100b for Asian infrastructure: report
Published Tue, May 19, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Tokyo
JAPAN will announce a US$100 billion plan to invest in roads, bridges, railways and other building projects in Asia, a report said on Tuesday, weeks after China outlined its vision for a new infrastructure development bank in the region.
In the latest twist of a tussle for influence in the fast-growing region, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set to unveil the five-year public-private partnership this week, Jiji Press reported.
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