Singapore’s National Day marked in Ho Chi Minh City

Tuesday, 08/08/2017 17:25
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO) and Vietnam-Singapore Friendship Association on August 7th held a meeting to mark the 52nd anniversary of the National Day of the Republic of Singapore (August 9th).

The delegates cut cake to mark Singapore's National Day (Photo: voh.com.vn)

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hoa, Head of the Vietnam-Singapore Friendship Association, emphasized that the relationship between the two countries was growing well in all fields of politics, economics, education and tourism.

Particularly in Ho Chi Minh City, the Singaporean business community has developed and succeeded. Every year, it also presents hundreds of scholarships to excellent Vietnamese students in difficult circumstances.

At the same time, it also contributes to the charity program of the Vietnam-Singapore Friendship Association in the western provinces, enhancing the understanding between the two peoples, contributing to the consolidation and development of the relations between the two countries.

Ms. Leow Siu Lin, Singaporean Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City, affirmed that the economic cooperation is one of the strongest developments in the relationship between the two countries. Singapore is currently the third largest investor in Vietnam and the largest in the city. In addition, the relationship between the peoples of the two countries is also developing through tourism and education./.

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