8 Asian Nations Plan Nuclear Cooperation

Eight nations in the Asia-Pacific region including Japan agreed during a two-day conference to step up cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, officials said Tuesday.

Some participating countries at the first International Conference for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia showed interest in a Japanese offer to transfer technology used in building research plants and providing atomic energy for medical purposes, they said. Countries represented at the meeting included Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, China, South Korea and the Philippines.