ASEAN must pursue technology in ties with Japan, expert says

KUALA LUMPUR — ASEAN must pursue technological cooperation with Japan to tackle climate change, food security and other pressing issues, the founder of a Malaysian think tank told Nikkei Asia in a recent interview.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Japan will mark 50 years of friendship and cooperation this year, with a special leaders’ summit scheduled to take place in Tokyo in mid-December. At the meeting, the two sides are expected to seek deeper cooperation on the economy, on security and in other areas.