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Singapore's fintech sector amassed total funding of 2.2 billion USD in 2023, down 68% year-on-year, according to a report issued by accountancy giant KPMG on February 6.

Singapore and Vietnam could expect more exciting developments in innovation, energy connectivity and sustainability this year, Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam has stated in his interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the lunar new year.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) led by Deputy Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Duy Ngoc began a working visit to Singapore on February 1.

More than 100 Vietnamese students studying in Singapore gathered at the Embassy of Vietnam on January 28 to mark the approaching Year of Dragon.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore on January 27 evening held a get-together for Vietnamese in the country on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

Singapore and China have agreed to a 30-day mutual visa-free entry for their citizens, which will formally come into force on February 9 - the eve of the Lunar New Year.

Hive 2.0, a high-tech retail innovation hub has been launched at Esplanade Xchange underground mall in Singapore.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Singapore's Sentosa Development Corporation (SDC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation for the 2024-2025 period at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 16, in a bid to bring about remarkable benefits for tourists and develop tourism between Vietnam and Singapore.

Singapore is proposing to hold "dangerous offenders" indefinitely, even after they complete their jail sentences, according to a bill submitted to parliament on January 10.

Singapore's economy grew by 1.2% last year, avoiding a recession amid a global economic slowdown stemming from high interest rates, according to preliminary data released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry on January 2.

Singapore raised its goods and services tax (GST) from 8% to 9% on January 1.

Singapore's latest spike in COVID-19 cases may be starting to peak but the public needs to stay up to date on vaccinations, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on December 21.

Many Singaporean businesses and investors have given priority to Ho Chi Minh City in their operational expansion plans, especially in the fields of finance, trade and high technology.

Singapore's robust economic rebound will be a key factor for Southeast Asia's growth next year, according to a quarterly survey of economists compiled by the Japan Centre for Economic Research (JCER) and Nikkei.