Viet Nam News, 26 Mar 2009
HA NOI — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed the friendly relationship and increased development between Viet Nam and Singapore since the two countries signed an economic co-operation agreement in 2005.
Speaking at a meeting yesterday with Singapore’s newly-appointed ambassador Simon Wong Wie Kuen, Dung said Singapore had become one of Viet Nam’s leading trade partners. He noted that two-way trade reached US$12 billion in 2008 – an increase of 22 per cent compared with that of 2007.
Singapore’s investment in Viet Nam was more than $16 billion, the Prime Minister added.
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