Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – Singaporean Deputy PrimeMinister and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean onMarch 23 visited the central province of Thua Thien-Hue as part of his ongoingofficial visit to Vietnam.
Secretary of the Party Committee of Thua Thien-Hue Le TruongLuu welcomed the Singaporean Deputy PM, briefing him on the local socio-economicsituation, as well as cooperation between the locality and Singapore.
Currently, Thua Thien-Hue is hosting four Singaporean-fundedprojects, including a 2 billion USD Laguna Hue resort invested by Banyan Treein Chan May-Lang Co economic zone, he noted.
Luu said that Thua Thien-Hue and Singapore’s Akitek Tenggarahave once cooperated in tourism planning development. A large number of ThuaThien-Hue students are studying in Singapore, he added.
The provincial leader expressed his hope that in the future,Singapore will continue supporting the province by encouraging its businessesto seek investment opportunities in the locality, while strengthening educationand personnel training collaboration with the province.
Thua Thien-Hue wishes to work with Singapore in tourismpromotion and developing tourism products, he stated.
For his part, the Singaporean Deputy PM said that this isthe first time he has visited Hue, expressing his impression at Hue city whichis home to many beautiful landscapes as well as historical and cultural relics.
He noted that Hue is becoming increasingly attractive totourists from Singapore and other countries. He said he hopes that through thevisit, the cooperation between Singapore and Thua Thien-Hue will be enhanced.
During their stay in Hue, Teo and the Singaporean delegationvisited the UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Relic Site of Hue ancient citadelrelic complex, and a number of historical and cultural relic sites in theprovince.-VNA