Deputy PM meets Singaporean minister

Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung received the
Singaporean Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang in Hanoi on Oct. 29.

Deputy PM Hung expressed his pleasure at the excellent progress in the areas
of friendship and cooperation between the two countries. Many cooperative
projects were implemented effectively, contributing to the economic
development of each country and improving their positions in the global
arena.

The deputy PM stressed that in the current circumstances of uncertainty due
to the global financial crisis, cooperation has become increasingly
necessary and significant. He said that the current crisis offers an
opportunity for Asian countries to intensify their efforts to work together,
helping to strengthen and develop the whole region, if they could take
advantage of it.

Minister Lim Hng Kiang expressed his joy at witnessing the impressive recent
development of Vietnam , considering it an achievement of the national
renewal process and the Vietnamese government's reform.

He agreed that the two countries should continue their work to increase
cooperation in order to overcome the effects of the global financial crisis
and usher in a new era of development.-Enditem