Vietnam, Singapore step up cooperation on energy, trade, technology

FILE PHOTO: Shops selling rice inside the Rong market in Ninh Binh, Vietnam, on Sunday, June 12, 2022. A memorandum of understanding on rice trade between Vietnam and Singapore would help strengthen Singapore’s food security while expanding a stable, long-term market for Vietnamese rice. - Bloomberg

HANOI: Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Singaporean Minister-in-Charge of Energy, and Science and Technology in the Ministry of Trade and Industry Tan See Leng have agreed to continue close coordination in implementing key areas of cooperation, particularly in energy, industry, trade and science and technology.

The two ministers held talks in Hanoi on October 10 as part of Tan’s trip to attend the 19th Vietnam–Singapore Connectivity Ministerial Meeting.