DPM Heng meets city leaders as he wraps up visit to Vietnam
The Straits Times|September 16, 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat met Ho Chi Minh City's party secretary Nguyen Van Nen and the city's People's Committee chairman Phan Van Mai as he wrapped up his visit to Vietnam on Thursday.
Chin Soo Fang
DPM Heng meets city leaders as he wraps up visit to Vietnam

He thanked them for their continued support for Singapore and its companies, and said they agreed to step up cooperation between the two cities.

Writing on his Facebook page on Thursday, he said: "I look forward to further partnerships that will play to each other's strengths." During his official visit from Sunday to Thursday, Mr Heng - who is also Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies visited the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in Binh Duong province, north of Ho Chi Minh City. This was the first VSIP to be established, in 1996.

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