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Singapore forums talks Vietnam’s business environment

The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) and Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management organised a forum on Vietnam’s business environment in Singapore on November 1, attracting hundreds of experts, scholars and businesspeople.
Singapore forums talks Vietnam’s business environment ảnh 1 ISEAS Director Choi Shing Kwok. (Source: ISEAS)

Singapore (VNA) – The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) andFulbright School of Public Policy and Management organised a forum on Vietnam’sbusiness environment in Singapore on November 1, attracting hundreds ofexperts, scholars and businesspeople.

Participants touched upon Vietnam’s political-economic situation andinternational economic integration, as well as legal reforms in the countrysince 2016 and their impact on the local business environment.

They also looked into issues regarding the banking-finance sector,infrastructure, energy and real estate in Vietnam.

In his opening remarks, ISEAS Director Choi Shing Kwok said despite globaltrade tensions, substantial opportunities are awaiting Vietnam.

When businesses seek to diverse their operation or withdraw from China, theywill choose Vietnam that boasts a dynamic and fast-growing economy, and 70percent of its 90-million population aged below 35.

In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, he lauded Vietnam’s activerole in the region and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) inparticular.

As one of the leading nations in ASEAN, Vietnam has a strong strategic visionthat the 10-member grouping needs at this time to find its path in the contextof global geo-political uncertainties.

Vietnam is also a responsible country in the United Nations, he said, addingthat the country is expected to help promote ASEAN’s role and viewpoints to theworld./.
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