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Myanmar President Thein Sein, left, shakes hands with Japanese Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso during their meeting at Presidential House in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Jan. 3. (Pool)
YANGON -- Japan's deputy prime minister confirmed fresh financial aid for Myanmar on Jan. 4 during a visit to an industrial zone that underlined the long-isolated nation's growing importance as an economic partner.