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Singaporean cuisine tabled in HCM City

Residents in Ho Chi Minh City are being treated to a weekend of good food at the Singapore Food Festival that opened in the city on May 26.
Singaporean cuisine tabled in HCM City ảnh 1Photo courtesy of City Nomads (Source: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – Residents in Ho Chi Minh City arebeing treated to a weekend of good food at the Singapore Food Festival thatopened in the city on May 26.

The two-day festival is held by the SingaporeanConsulate General in HCM City to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Vietnam-Singaporediplomatic ties.

In her opening remarks, Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam CatherineWong lauded the thriving cooperation and friendship between the two countriesover the past 45 years.

Currently, Singapore is the third largest investor inVietnam and the biggest one in HCM City, she said.

The ambassador expressed her hope that through thefirst-ever food festival in HCM City, local residents will get a taste of specialSingaporean dishes and explore the country’s “hawker” culture. 

Le Quang Long, Director of the municipal Department ofExternal Affairs, said economic cooperation is always a bright spot of theVietnam-Singapore relationship.

In 2017 alone, two-way trade stood at about 17 billion USD,up 8.9 percent year-on-year. Singapore has invested in more than 1,000 projectsworth some 10 billion USD in HCM City, he said.

Besides political and economic ties, cultural andpeople-to-people exchange have also contributed to tightening the bilateralfriendship, he said, voicing his hope that the festival will help enhance thebonds between the two nations.-VNA
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