Vietnam and Russia have signed a new agreement to expand collaboration on nuclear energy during Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin two-day visit to Hanoi

Hanoi is restarting its civilian nuclear program nearly a decade after canceling it over cost and safety concerns.

The deal between Russia’s Rosatom and Vietnam’s EVN came during a two-day visit to Hanoi by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin said the country is willing to participate in building Vietnam's nuclear power industry as he held talks with Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on Tuesday.

Russia and Vietnam signed a nuclear energy agreement on Tuesday as Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited the Southeast Asia nation in an effort to deepen bilateral relations. No details about the agreement were immediately available,