National Assembly Chairman receives Singaporean PM
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man called on Singapore to assist the Vietnamese NA in building its legislative agenda with a focus on digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and streamlining the administrative system through digitalisation while ensuring benefits for officials.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man (R) welcomes Singaporean PM Lawrence Wong. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - 🐼National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man had a meeting in Hanoi on March 26 with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
Man recalled the warm welcome extended by the Government, Parliament, and people of Singapore to him and the high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese NA during their visit to the city-state in December 2024.
He asked Wong to convey his invitation to Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore Seah Kian Peng to pay an official visit to Vietnam soon, as well as his regards to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and other Singaporean leaders.
Wong said his visit that comes shortly after Party General Secretary To Lam’s trip to Singapore and the upgrade of bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership makes a milestone in Vietnam-Singapore ties and reflects the commitment and determination of both sides to enhance cooperation across all fields.
The PM also briefed the NA Chairman on outcomes of his talks and meetings with other Vietnamese high-ranking leaders.
Man highly valued Singapore’s role in supporting Vietnam’s market economy development and international integration, and suggested the country continue to share its experience in building a rule-of-law state, fostering a knowledge-based economy, promoting innovation and sustainable development, building an e-government, and developing green economy and digital economy.
National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man (Right) and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. (Photo: VNA)
He called on Singapore to assist the Vietnamese NA in building its legislative agenda with a focus on digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and streamlining the administrative system through digitalisation while ensuring benefits for officials.
The leader expressed his pleasure at the strong and substantive growth of Vietnam-Singapore relations over the past more than five decades, particularly in economic, trade, and investment cooperation, with bilateral trade reaching 10.3 billion USD in 2024.
Singapore remains Vietnam’s second-largest foreign investor, with cumulative investments exceeding 80 billion USD. The Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) have been seen as a model of successful cooperation, he noted.
Regarding future directions, Man affirmed that the Vietnamese NA will continue to improve the legal framework to facilitate bilateral cooperation, as well as the operation of Singaporean businesses and foreign investors, particularly in advanced technology, renewable energy, and high-value-added supporting industries.
Wong stressed that the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership serves as a crucial foundation for bilateral relations to grow stronger. He commended the role of the Vietnamese legislature in creating a favourable legal framework for socio-economic development and international cooperation.
The PM noted that Singapore attaches great importance to its relationship with Vietnam and seeks to deepen and expand the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership across all fields, including cooperation between the two legislative bodies.
Expressing his pleasure at Singapore’s growing investments in Vietnam, Wong said the two countries have significant potential for cooperation in emerging fields such as agriculture, food production, green economy, and digital economy.
He suggested upgrading and expanding the VSIP from version 1.0 to 2.0, with the possibility of selecting a few pilot sites for the upgrade. He also emphasised the need to further promote digital payments, including QR code payments.
The two leaders agreed that the two legislatures should continue to enhance the exchange of information and best practices on institutional improvement, policymaking, and legal system development.
They stressed the importance of strengthening high-level exchanges and interactions between parliamentary committees and agencies, friendship parliamentary groups, and young and female legislators.
The leaders pledged to further promote cooperation in defence and security, education and training, science and technology, tourism, labour, and people-to-people exchanges, as well as explore other areas with untapped potential for collaboration.
Regarding multilateral and regional cooperation, both sides agreed to continue consultations and mutual support at international and regional forums such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)./.
Receiving Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in Hanoi on March 26, the Party chief underscored the significance of the Singaporean PM's visit, describing it as a crucial step in advancing, concretising the content of and orienting the bilateral ties.
State President Luong Cuong held a meeting with visiting Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence in Hanoi on March 26, underlining that Vietnam values its relations with Singapore, and hopes for the effective and substantive implementation of the comprehensive strategic partnership to further strengthen bilateral ties in the coming time.
At the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse, Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam on 25-26 March 2025. The two countries established diplomatic ties in 1973, upgraded to a Strategic Partnership in 2013, and further elevated relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in March 2025. This new framework strengthens political trust, expands cooperation, and sets a model for international partnerships based on mutual respect, sovereignty, and international law.
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The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
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The launch of Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, even before the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam, is considered a testament to President Ho Chi Minh’s strategic foresight and strong belief in the guiding power of the revolutionary media.
