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US, Philippines to negotiate nuclear power tech-sharing pact

US Vice President Kamala Harris (right) meets with Philippines President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr at Malacanang Palace in Manila on Monday. (AFP photo)

The US and the Philippines will open talks on a deal for the Asian nation to build nuclear power plants with American technology, Vice President Kamala Harris announced.

Harris met with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and Vice President Sara Duterte Carpio in Manila on Monday as part of an Asian trip to deepen security and economic ties. Last week, she unveiled a clean-energy partnership with Thailand that includes a US offer of help with building small nuclear reactors.   

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