VOV.VN - There remains plenty of room for Vietnam and Singapore to boost their economic, commercial, and investment ties on the back of the positive development of the strategic partnership that exists between both sides, says Singapore Ambassador Jaya Ratnam.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 1 called on Singaporean firms and Temasek in particular to expand their investment in Vietnam, particularly in technology, strategic infrastructure development, logistics and innovative startups.

FPT Software and NCS of Singapore signed a cooperation deal for developing a strategic delivery centre in Vietnam on August 1.

Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), has suggested Vietnam and Singapore deepen cooperation in specific areas, including the building of a cooperation programme between the HCMA and Singaporeans partners.

A delegation of officials from nine Vietnamese localities are joining the 8th World Cities Summit (WCS) at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, from July 31 - August 3.

Central Military Hospital 108 is among the five to receive the Asia Pacific Hand Hygiene Excellence Award and Innovation Award 2021 for excellently performing hand hygiene at the recent Hand Hygiene Excellence Award Ceremony 2022 in Singapore.

VOV.VN- The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership has given extra leverage to exports and imports, although there remain certain obstacles in the shipment of Vietnamese goods to the trade deal’s American member markets, according to a seminar held on July 28 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Foreign investors have poured a total of US$15.41 billion into the country during the past seven months of the year, equivalent to 92.9% compared to the same period from last year, according to details given by the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on July 19 received Anthony Tan, Group CEO and Co-Founder of Grab – Singapore-based mobile technology company, during which he urged the company to pay more attention to interest sharing.

VOV.VN - Vietnam ran up a trade deficit of US$1.8 billion with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) market in the first five months of 2022, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).