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Singapore on April 14 announced that the country will loosen its monetary policy in an attempt to stimulate the country’s sluggish economy which has been forecast for slow growth this year.

Scores of Vietnamese businesses are promoting their products at the Food & Hotel Asia 2016 (FHA) expo in Singapore from April 12-15.

Vietnam’s relations with big countries, achievements and challenges in its diplomatic policy of multilateralisation and diversification, 30 years since its renewal, were featured at the Vietnam Forum.

International scholars from all over the world gathered in Singapore on April 7-8 for the Vietnam Forum 2016 to discuss Vietnam’s economic achievements and challenges after 30 years of reform.

The Foreign Ministry awarded the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese President to Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Ng Tech Hean during a ceremony in Hanoi on April 6.

The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for Singapore’s manufacturing sector increased slightly in March 2016, but tough times still lie ahead for the sector.

More than 200 politicians, policymakers and business executives met to discuss opportunities and challenges facing Asia and the world in the 2016 Singapore Forum.

The Singaporean Government’s spending in fiscal year 2016 will rise to a record high of 73.4 billion SGD (53.6 billion USD), up 7.3 percent from the previous year.

President Truong Tan Sang received outgoing Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Ng Teck Hean in Hanoi on March 23.

Leaders of southern Tra Vinh province have called for Singaporean investment in 25 key projects and in establishing a high-quality industrial, urban and service zone.

Outgoing Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam Ng Teck Hean was presented with the insignia “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” on March 21.

Singapore will enhance security measures against rising terrorism threat, local media reported on March 18, quoting Minister for Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam as saying in a speech on March 18.

Australia and Singapore have reiterated their commitment to the rights of states to freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea.

The ninth Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee meeting was held in Sydney on March 18.