Singapore, Tay Ninh enhance cooperation in various fields

Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam has expressed a hope that Tay Ninh’s authorities will continue to support Singaporean businesses investing in the southwestern province in the near future.

Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam (left) presents a souvenir to Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Council of Tay Ninh province Nguyen Thanh Tam. (Photo: VNA)
Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam (left) presents a souvenir to Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Council of Tay Ninh province Nguyen Thanh Tam. (Photo: VNA)

Tay Ninh (VNA) – Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Jaya Ratnam has expressed a hope that Tay Ninh’s authorities will continue to support Singaporean businesses investing in the southwestern province in the near future.

During his meeting with the provincial leaders on November 13, the ambassador praised the sound relationship between Singapore and Vietnam, noting that expanding cooperative activities with Vietnam, including Tay Ninh, is a priority for both nations.

He commended Tay Ninh for its role as a valued partner of Singapore in recent years, citing joint efforts in personnel training and partnerships between Tay Ninh and Singaporean companies in food security. He noted that Tay Ninh will be home to the first Vietnamese business exporting chicken meat and eggs to the Singaporean market.

The ambassador highlighted that Singapore offers training and experience-sharing programmes in public administration and digital transformation, allowing provinces and cities across Vietnam to send officials and trainees to these courses, right in their localities.

Additionally, Singapore is implementing a programme to train 100,000 small and medium-sized enterprises in Vietnam in digital business skills and those essential for market expansion.

Nguyen Thanh Tam, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council, told the guest that Tay Ninh is actively promoting industrial development, with an emphasis on building industrial parks and enhancing regional connectivity.

So far, 20 Singaporean enterprises have poured 800 million USD into Tay Ninh, making Singapore the fifth-largest foreign investor in the province. Given Tay Ninh's potential and Singapore’s resources, Tam expressed a hope for additional investment promotion efforts to attract Singaporean investments in the province’s industrial and agricultural sectors.

Regarding training, he also noted his desire for continued support from the ambassador and relevant Singaporean agencies, with programmes tailored to meet Tay Ninh’s specific needs, aiming to enhance the effectiveness of provincial management activities./.

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