Vietnam can learn a lot from Singapore and other countries to build a smart government and smart cities so as to pave the way for rapid progress in the future, according to Associate Prof., Dr. Vu Minh Khuong at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy under the National University of Singapore.

VOV.VN - The Binh Dinh Economic Zone Management Board on September 17 decided to grant an investment registration certificate to Food Empire Group of Singapore to construct a US$80.74 million freeze-dried instant coffee factory in Binh Dinh province.

In response to the appeal of the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore on September 15 launched a campaign to raise funds to support people who were affected by Typhoon Yagi and subsequent floods in the homeland.

The liaison board of the Vietnamese community in Singapore organised a Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, at the Vietnamese embassy in the island-city state on September 15.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore Albert Chua co-chaired the 16th Vietnam-Singapore political consultation in Singapore on September 4.

Cadres from the Embassy and other agencies of Vietnam in Singapore, along with representatives of the Vietnamese community there laid flowers in tribute to the late leader at his statue at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) on September 1-2 to mark the 79th National Day and 55 years of implementing President Ho Chi Minh's testament.

VOV.VN - The Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) and its Singaporean partner Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd launched a ceremony on August 28 in Singapore to hand over contract packages on wind and hydrological measurements and geological surveys under the terms of the project to export offshore renewable energy from Vietnam to the island state.

VOV.VN - The future leader programme for Vietnamese officials was launched at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (NUS) on August 26 with a view to sharing Singapore's knowledge and experience in dealing with development challenges, thereby identifying areas for more effective co-operation between Vietnam and Singapore.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and Singaporean Permanent Secretary of Defence Chan Heng Kee co-chaired the 15th Singapore-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue in Singapore on August 22.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held a gathering on August 23 to mark the 59th National Day of the Republic of Singapore (August 9, 1965-2024).