Both Vietnam and Singapore have great potential to expand cooperation further, an Indian expert said as Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is paying an official visit to Singapore from February 8-10.

VOV.VN - The Business Times published an article on February 8 quoting Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan as sayings that Vietnam and Singapore need to step up cooperation in digital economy and sustainable development.

Vietnam and Singapore hold substantial potential for cooperation in digital economy, science-technology and green economy, Dr. Pham Duc Minh from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research under the Singaporean Government has said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s Singapore visit from February 8-10 aims to affirm the determination to elevate the bilateral economic ties to a new height in the context of many free trade agreement (FTAs) coming into force.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has emerged as a popular market for Singaporean financiers due to its similarities in market openness, commitments to sustainable development, and involvement in free trade agreements (FTAs), according to industry insiders.

VOV.VN -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit to Singapore aims to affirm both nations’ desire to take their economic connectivity to new heights in the context of a series of new-generation free trade agreements (FTAs) coming into effect and being implemented.

VOV.VN - The import-export turnover of the Vietnamese economy is anticipated to hit a new record high of 2025, providing that businesses continue to make full use of new generation free trade agreements (FTAs), among other factors, says Prof. & Dr. Nguyen Thuong Lang, an expert of the International Business & Economics Institute.

VOV.VN - There remains plenty of room for Vietnamese commodities such as products such as farm produce, food, apparel and footwear to enter the Russian market as Russia is seeking to promote cooperation with friendly countries, including Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in January reduced by 21.4% compared to the previous month, according to the city’s Department of Industry and Trade.

Vietnam’s rice export is forecast to continue reaping successes this year as the world's rice prices remain high at least in the short term as global economic and political uncertainties have resulted in a high demand for rice reserves, according to experts.