Speaking at the ceremony, Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien - Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Commission, Deputy Minister of National Defense - emphasized that in recent years, the friendly relations and comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Singapore have been constantly consolidated and developed deeply, especially in the fields of economy, defense - security, science - technology and digital transformation.
The opening ceremony of Viettel's Representative Office in Singapore this time is a vivid proof of the substantive and effective development of that good relationship, contributing to concretizing cooperation commitments between the two countries and the two Ministries of National Defense.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien believes that, with the advantage of being a global technology corporation with strong research and development capabilities, Viettel will effectively take advantage of Singapore's dynamic, transparent and potential environment to promote cooperation in fields such as new generation telecommunications, artificial intelligence, network security, digital infrastructure, high-tech defense industry and digital solutions serving sustainable development.
The Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense will always pay attention, support and create all favorable conditions for Viettel to break through, develop strongly, expand international cooperation on the basis of equality, mutual benefit, respect for international law and in accordance with the strategic interests of each country.
Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien believes and respectfully requests the Government, Ministry of National Defense and functional agencies of Singapore to continue to pay attention and create favorable conditions for Viettel's Representative Office in Singapore to operate effectively, promoting its role as a bridge for technology cooperation, investment and innovation between the two countries.
As Vietnam's key defense economic enterprise, Viettel has risen to become a global technology corporation, present in 9 countries from Asia, Africa to Latin America, serving hundreds of millions of customers. Currently, 7/9 countries Viettel has the number 1 market share in telecommunications. In addition, Viettel also has 5 representative offices in Japan, the United States, Australia, UAE and now Singapore.
Viettel's official presence in Singapore is a historical milestone in the process of expanding the group's international operations, showing the strategic thinking and vision, integration bravery and the strong aspiration to rise up of a Vietnamese military enterprise in the era of globalization and digital economy.
At the same time, it shows its determination to bring Vietnamese technology deeply into the international market, making positive contributions to the overall development of the region and the world.
