World

Singapore, Brunei enhance collaboration in energy, green economy

Singapore and Brunei have pledged to deepen cooperation in the fields of energy, green economy, and food and medical supply resilience, according to Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI).
Singapore, Brunei enhance collaboration in energy, green economy ảnh 1Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong (R) and Brunei's Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, Datuk Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah (Photo: MTI)
Singapore (VNA) – Singapore and Brunei have pledged to deepencooperation in the fields of energy, green economy, and food and medical supplyresilience, according to Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI).

The two countries signed two memoranda of understanding on August24, on the sidelines of Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's two-day state visitto Singapore.

The MOUs were signed by Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry Gan KimYong and Brunei's Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, Datuk Seri Setia DrAwang Haji Mohd Amin Liew Abdullah, who is also Minister of Finance and EconomyII.

Both ministers also agreed to establish a joint committeeled by MTI and the Brunei Ministry of Finance and Economy to oversee thedevelopments stated in the MOUs.

Gan said the signing of the two MOUs signals the mutualinterest between the two countries in moving towards a more sustainable andresilient future.

Singapore and Brunei will strengthen bilateral cooperationin areas such as emerging low-carbon technologies and carbon capture andstorage, with the aim of achieving both countries' climate ambitions.

They will also enhance cooperation and strengthen food andmedical supply resilience. This includes developing capacity and capability formutual support in times of crisis, such as by facilitating efficient movementof food and medical products between Singapore and Brunei.

Singapore's total trade with Brunei increased by 24% from2020 to 2.7 billion USD in 2021./.
VNA
#Singapore #Brunei #Ministry of Trade and Industry #energy #green economy #Vietnam #Vietnamplus #Vietnam News Agency Brunei Singapore
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei agree to bolster ties

Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei agree to bolster ties

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held bilateral meetings with his Indonesian and Bruneian counterparts on June 16 in the framework of the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers' Meeting (SAIFMM) in New Delhi.
Singapore increases electricity imports

Singapore increases electricity imports

Singapore is ramping up the purchase of electricity generated in Laos, the first step in the tiny country’s ambitions plan to import renewable energy that it has little space to produce at home.

See more

A screenshot of President Prabowo Subianto (left) at the Indonesia-Brazil business forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 17. (Photo: ANTARA)

BRICS – new key export market of Indonesia

Indonesia’s non-oil and gas exports to the five major BRICS nations reached 84.37 billion USD in 2024, accounting for nearly 34% of the country’s total non-oil and gas export value, according to the country’s Central Statistics Agency (BPS).

Thailand eases visa regulations to attract global citizens

Thailand eases visa regulations to attract global citizens

Thailand's Cabinet recently introduced updates to the qualifications, criteria, and conditions of the Long-Term Resident (LTR) Visa programme, aiming to attract a broader range of experts, investors, and executives to strengthen the country's foreign talent pool.

Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo Enrique Manalo (right) and his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya at the news conference in Manila on January 15. (Photo: Kyodo/VNA)

Philippines, Japan agree to promote security cooperation

Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo Enrique Manalo and his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya on January 15 agreed to continue communication with the incoming US administration of President-elect Donald Trump to promote their trilateral relationship.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam (C) holds phone talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping on January 15. (Photo: VNA)

Chinese media spotlights top Vietnamese, Chinese leaders’ phone talks

Immediately after the phone talks between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping on January 15, Chinese media simultaneously reported on this important event.

Ash column erupts from Mount Ibu in north Maluku, Indonesia, on May 13, 2024. (File Photo: AFP/VNA)

Indonesia: Mount Ibu erupts, spewing 4km-high ash cloud

Mount Ibu, located on Halmahera island in eastern Indonesia, erupted on January 15 morning, sending a 4-kilometer-high ash column into the sky, forcing authorities to raise the alert to the highest level for surrounding areas.

La Niña to bring cooler weather to Thailand (Photo: nationthailand.com)

La Niña to bring cooler weather to Thailand

Thailand is experiencing cooler weather that is expected to last until mid-February, influenced by the La Niña phenomenon. This year’s summer is also anticipated to be less intensely hot compared to previous years.

Thailand exported 1.82 million tonnes of fruits worth 134.95 billion THB in 2024. (Illustrative photo: VNA)

Thailand to tighten control over export fruits

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry of Thailand is set to improve quality control on all export fruits after Chinese customs checkpoints were ordered to strictly check Basic Yellow 2 lab test results on durians.