Delegates cut the cake to celebrate Singapore's National Day (voh.com.vn) HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam-SingaporeFriendship Association in Ho Chi Minh City (VSFA) and the HCM City Union ofFriendship Organisations (HUFO) onAugust 7 held a get-together to mark the 52nd anniversary of Singapore’sNational Day (August 9).
Addressing the event, VSFA President Nguyen Ngoc Hoa highlighted the fruitfultraditional relations between Vietnam and Singapore, saying the two countries sharemany similarities in culture as well as concerns over national defence andsecurity, peace and stability in the region and the East Sea as well.
He also commented on successes of Singaporean businesses and investors in HCMCity, which, he said, have demonstrated efforts made by the two countries’ governmentsto advance the bilateral ties.
Singaporean firms in HCM City have also actively participated in socialactivities in the locality while joining hands in people-to-people exchanges,helping enhance mutual understanding between Vietnamese and Singaporean peopleand strengthen the bilateral relationship, he said.
Leow Siu Lin, Singapore’s Consul General in HCM City, said the strategicpartnership between the two countries has been intensified through the exchangeof high-level visits of their leaders over the past time.
The relationship is thriving across fields, especially in economy with the mostnoteworthy being seven Vietnam-Singapore industrial parks which are operatingeffectively in the Southeast Asian nation, she said.
The diplomat also talked about the two countries’ cooperation in tourism,education-training, and social activities.
Singapore is currently one of Vietnam’s largest trade partners with bilateraltrade revenue reaching 15 billion USD in 2016. Singapore is also among Vietnam’sleading foreign direct investors, with 1,900 projects valued at more than 41billion USD.
With nearly 1,000 projects worth over 10 billion USD, Singapore is the largestinvestor in HCM City.-VNA
Addressing the event, VSFA President Nguyen Ngoc Hoa highlighted the fruitfultraditional relations between Vietnam and Singapore, saying the two countries sharemany similarities in culture as well as concerns over national defence andsecurity, peace and stability in the region and the East Sea as well.
He also commented on successes of Singaporean businesses and investors in HCMCity, which, he said, have demonstrated efforts made by the two countries’ governmentsto advance the bilateral ties.
Singaporean firms in HCM City have also actively participated in socialactivities in the locality while joining hands in people-to-people exchanges,helping enhance mutual understanding between Vietnamese and Singaporean peopleand strengthen the bilateral relationship, he said.
Leow Siu Lin, Singapore’s Consul General in HCM City, said the strategicpartnership between the two countries has been intensified through the exchangeof high-level visits of their leaders over the past time.
The relationship is thriving across fields, especially in economy with the mostnoteworthy being seven Vietnam-Singapore industrial parks which are operatingeffectively in the Southeast Asian nation, she said.
The diplomat also talked about the two countries’ cooperation in tourism,education-training, and social activities.
Singapore is currently one of Vietnam’s largest trade partners with bilateraltrade revenue reaching 15 billion USD in 2016. Singapore is also among Vietnam’sleading foreign direct investors, with 1,900 projects valued at more than 41billion USD.
With nearly 1,000 projects worth over 10 billion USD, Singapore is the largestinvestor in HCM City.-VNA
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