Singapore committed to promote trade flows with Vietnam

The event has been kicked off at an exhibition centre in Changi Airport of Singapore o.

It is jointly organised by the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore.

Introducing new Vietnamese products to Singaporean businesses. (Photo: VNA)

In his speech at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai said that the “Hybrid” expo, which is organised in both in-person and online forms, is one of the effective new approaches, especially amidst the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This event will be an important milestone in the agro-food trade cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore, and a premise to confirm the spirit of cooperation of the Memorandum of Understanding expected to be signed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade in the near future.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai Phuoc Dung also affirmed that the event “is proof of the commitment of the Vietnamese government and businesses to promote trade flows and prevent supply disruptions.”

According to Vietnam News Agency, on the sidelines, an online trade conference for Halal products and processed foods of Vietnam and Singapore, and an offline business-to-business (B2B) matching event are being organised, enabling businesses of both sides to interact and exchange information on the benefits of free trade agreements, products and other business procedures./.