At the invitation of Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Seah Kian Peng and his wife, Speaker of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man and his wife Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, along with a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly, are paying an official visit to Singapore from December 1-3, 2024.
According to VNA, on the morning of December 2, at the Singapore Parliament Headquarters, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man held talks with Singaporean Parliament Chairman Seah Kian Peng.
Earlier, on the morning of December 2, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man received a number of leaders of large Singaporean businesses.
Receiving Sembcorp Development CEO and VSIP Group Chairman Lee Ark Boon, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man highly appreciated Sembcorp Group for investing in 18 Vietnam - Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) projects in 13 provinces and cities and creating jobs for more than 300,000 workers in Vietnam; VSIP is a typical example of the combination of modern infrastructure development and effective foreign investment attraction.
The National Assembly Chairman affirmed that Vietnam always values the presence of Singaporean enterprises in Vietnam; wishes to continue cooperating with Sembcorp Group, focusing on projects to develop smart, modern, sustainable industrial park infrastructure and implement clean energy projects.
Sembcorp Group Chairman Lee Ark Boon expressed his honour to meet National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and the delegation in Singapore; respectfully announced that Sembcorp has had 28 years of investment and operations in Vietnam. VSIP is a symbol of success in cooperation between Singapore and Vietnam.
As a corporation with many activities in the Southeast Asian region, Sembcorp Group Chairman Lee Ark Boon said that the State and Government of Vietnam have created favorable conditions for enterprises to invest and do business; committed to continue to invest heavily in VSIP as well as projects in other provinces and cities, focusing on investing in green and high-tech projects; hoping to continue to receive support from Vietnam, especially in developing the group's new value chains.
Receiving Mr. Wee Ee Cheong, Vice Chairman and CEO of United Overseas Bank (UOB), National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man stated that Singapore is a country with many strengths in the fields of aviation, seaports, finance and banking.
Appreciating the Group's investment activities in Vietnam since 1993, the National Assembly Chairman stated that Vietnam prioritizes the development of green finance, high technology, renewable energy, and green energy, which are areas in which Singapore has strengths; affirming that Vietnam is always ready to create favorable conditions for foreign enterprises, including UOB Bank, to expand investment activities in these areas.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said Vietnam is studying the establishment of an international financial center in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang City, hoping to learn from the experience of many countries on this model, including Singapore.
Mr. Wee Ee Cheong, Vice Chairman and CEO of UOB Group, emphasized that Vietnam is always among the top markets where UOB wants to establish long-term cooperation and investment relationships.
Mr. Wee Ee Cheong said that as the only Singaporean bank operating in Vietnam, UOB wishes to further increase its presence by opening a branch in Ho Chi Minh City - one of Vietnam's future international financial centers with the goal of continuing to provide finance to foreign invested enterprises that have been, are and will be doing business in Vietnam, contributing to creating more jobs for workers.
