PSNews - According to Singapore-based AsiaInvest, the upcoming State visit to Singapore by the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President To Lam presents an important opportunity for the two countries to further strengthen cooperation, deepen economic connectivity in the years ahead, as well as reaffirm Vietnam’s increasingly prominent role and voice in regional and international affairs.
PSNews - Amid increasingly complex transnational crime, high-tech fraud and cybersecurity threats, Vietnam and Singapore have agreed to strengthen cooperation between their law enforcement agencies, promote digital transformation and enhance connectivity between their electronic citizens’ identification platforms.
PM Hung noted that Vietnam is preparing new policies to attract greater foreign investment, including from Singapore. He called Singapore’s support in developing international financial centres in Vietnam, as well as expanding and upgrading next-generation Vietnam–Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) in tandem with high technology transfer.
Vietnam should adopt approaches similar to Singapore's, including attracting major global energy investors to key hubs such as Nghi Son, Vung Tau and Hai Phong. Such investments will not only drive growth but also strengthen national energy security and competitiveness.
Deputy Minister of National Defence Hoang Xuan Chien is leading a Vietnamese delegation to the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) that opened in Singapore on May 31.
PSNews - In the first 3 months of 2024, Vietnam exported a large quantity of rice to Singapore, becoming the largest rice exporter to this market. Vietnamese rice now has a 32.3% market share in Singapore, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore.
Both countries are currently each other's leading partners in a multitude of fields, ranging from trade and investment to diplomacy, security and defence.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s Vietnam visit from August 27-29 offers an occasion for leaders of the two countries to set a future agenda for the bilateral relationship, as both look towards dealing with many common challenges, according to Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam.
The upcoming Vietnam visit by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong carries a significant meaning in the Vietnam-Singapore ties, both at present and in the future, according to Associate Prof. Vu Minh Khuong from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy under National University of Singapore.
PSNews - Rice and cereals exports recorded a high growth rate compared to recent months. Meanwhile, exports of oil and gas, as well as petroleum products, optical machines, measuring instruments, and medical equipment, all endured a sharp decrease.
Vietnam and Singapore have developed their relationship effectively over the past five decades on the back of their high political trust and great potential, meaning they have more room to bring their strategic partnership to new heights moving forward.
Singapore was the biggest foreign investor in Ho Chi Minh City in terms of newly-registered projects and capital contribution for share purchases in the last five months, with 72 new projects worth 121.5 million USD, accounting for 60.8% of the total capital of the new projects.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse will pay official visits to Singapore and Brunei from February 8-11 at the invitation of Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong and Sultan of Brunei Hasanal Bolkiah.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming official visits to Singapore and Brunei carry the message of joining hands for a cohesive ASEAN and a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Southeast Asia, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet has affirmed.
Vietnam’s passport climbed four spots to rank 88th among the most powerful passports in the world, according to the newly-released Henley Passport Index 2023.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed Singapore support Vietnam in building a digital platform and promoting digital transformation while meeting with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 12 on the occasion of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits.
Deputy Minister of Public Security Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung, leading a delegation of the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam, paid a visit to Singapore, on August 16-17.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and the Singaporean Open Government Products (OGP), a governmental technological agency, had a meeting on May 4 in Hanoi.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced on March 4 it will launch vaccinated travel lane (VTL) – the quarantine-free travel scheme – for tourists from Vietnam and Greece, starting on March 16.
Lieutenant General Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Deputy Minister of Public Security (MPS), leading a high-ranking delegation of the MPS, had a meeting with Singapore Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan and Singapore Commissioner of Police Hoong Wee Teck.