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Malaysia’s King, Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah, will make a three-day state visit to Singapore from October 25-28 at the invitation of President Halimah Yacob.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an order on easing entry regulations for foreign tourists to boost international tourism, increase foreign investments, and restore jobs in the tourism sector.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore Tan Chuan-Jin on February 25 as part of his ongoing State visit to Singapore.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held separate meetings with his Cambodian, Singaporean and Malaysian counterparts on April 24, on the occasion of the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 29 discussed on the phone with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong bilateral and regional cooperation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister of Cambodia Samdech Hun Sen has criticized Singaporean PM Lee Hsien Loong’s recent statement on Vietnam’s position in the fight against Khmer Rouge.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed wish to raise two-way trade with Singapore from the current level of nearly 8 billion USD during a meeting with his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong in Beijing on April 26.

Singaporean Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will become Deputy Prime Minister from May 1, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) of Singapore announced on April 23.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his spouse will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to attend the 33rd Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and related meetings in Singapore during November 13-15.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is set to represent the Vietnamese Government in signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the operation principles of the Vietnam-Singapore cooperation centre.

The 32nd Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Singapore concluded with success on April 28.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam set foot at Changi Airport on April 25 afternoon, beginning a two-day official visit to Singapore.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on April 24 reshuffled his cabinet, naming one of his potential successors, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Chan Chun Sing, as Minister of Trade and Industry.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had bilateral meetings with leaders of Singapore, Thailand and Myanmar on the sidelines of the ASEAN – India Commemorative Summit in New Delhi, India, on January 25.

Halimah Yacob has stepped down as Speaker and member of the Singaporean Parliament on August 7 to run for the presidential election in September.

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith is on an official visit to Singapore at the invitation of PM Lee Hsien Loong on May 2.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong spoke highly of the cooperation between the CPV and the People’s Action Party of Singapore.