Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee (right) hands over a souvenir to Tan See Leng, Singapore’s Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City wishes to promote cooperation with Singapore in the field of human resources development, including cadre training for the administration system, said a municipal leader.
Chairman of the Ho ChiMinh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai hosted a reception for Tan See Leng, Singapore’s Minister forManpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry onAugust 11.
He affirmed that the cooperation between HCM City and Singapore not only brings benefits to the city but alsois an important factor contributing to the common development of Vietnam-Singaporerelations.
At the event (Photo: VNA)Along with potential fields such as smartcity building, urban management and green economy, the city expects to strengthen collaborationand share experience in startup development, helping the city become an innovativestart-up centre of the country and the region, the official said.
He hoped that Singapore will share experience toimprove the dialogue mechanism between the government and foreign businesses ina bid to remove difficulties in the investment process.
Thecity leaders also pledge to create the most favourable conditions for Singaporean enterprisesto do long-term business in the city, Mai said.
For his part, Tan said that Singapore is ready to collaborate andexchange experience with HCM City in human resources development as it is the most important resource of each nation.
Singapore was willing toshare its experience with HCM City in supporting the development of innovativestart-up incubators, contributing to the sustainable development of the city inthe future, he noted./.
