This official visit to Vietnam by PM Wong takes place at a time when the two countries are working to realise cooperation potential within the framework of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which was upgraded during the recent visit to Singapore by Party General Secretary To Lam.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stressed that the test of ASEAN’s unity lies in how the bloc deals with internal challenges, as well as key regional issues.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong made a call to his Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin on May 28 to express his appreciation for the kingdom’s assistance in helping those on board the turbulence-hit Singapore Airlines Flight SQ321, which was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok last week.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed wish to raise two-way trade with Singapore from the current level of nearly 8 billion USD during a meeting with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong in Beijing on April 26.