Singapore, Vietnam discussing ways to prepare for resumption of travel for business and to 'selected' tourism sites

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SINGAPORE: Singapore and Vietnam are discussing ways they can prepare to 'gradually and safely' resume business travel and travel to 'selected ...

SINGAPORE: Singapore and Vietnam are discussing ways they can prepare to "gradually and safely" resume business travel and travel to"selected tourist sites", said Singapore's Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Wednesday .

"We are very fortunate in Singapore, because our vaccination programme is well underway, whereas , they still need to source more vaccines from overseas in order to roll out vaccinations," he said. READ: Singapore’s COVID-19 vaccination rates ‘not high enough’ to provide sufficient protection: Lawrence Wong

He added that Vietnam has also expressed interest in some of Singapore's technologies, such as the breathalyser test for quick, rapid identification of people who may have COVID-19. The minister said Singapore will help Vietnam to source these new technologies. "The key thing is to prepare for recovery. Get our systems interoperable, get our economies restructured, restart, reboot, get the jobs, and then look forward, to a much better year next year," he said.Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan's meeting with Communist Party of Vietnam Commission for External Relations Chairman Le Hoai Trung.

Singapore is currently one of Vietnam’s top foreign investors, with a cumulative investment of more than US$56 billion in more than 2,600 projects, added the MFA.

 

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