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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Singapore firms explore trade, investment prospects

A representative of Singaporean firm Play N Learn Pte. Ltd. (L) introduces his company’s children toys to Vietnamese business - Photo: Thu Nguyet
HCMC - Some 25 corporate members of the Singapore Manufacturers' Federation (SMa) are on a trade mission to Vietnam from August 23 to 27 to sound out trade and investment opportunities.

There are 31 people representing the 25 companies in the working visit and they on Thursday had a business matching session with potential Vietnamese partners in HCMC. 

May M. K. Yap, head of the mission, said this was the second time SMa members had come to Vietnam to explore opportunities to do business and invest in the country. But for the first time, SMa members had a business matching meeting with local companies.

The 25 visiting enterprises earlier toured Hanoi and Bac Ninh in the country’s north and are due to visit the southern province of Binh Duong on Friday.  

The enterprises are active in a range of fields, including real estate, industrial parks, supply chains, mechanics, IT, infrastructure and shipping. Most of them are looking for trading partners, while some want to open representative offices in Vietnam, including Bayswater Shipping and Forwarding Pte Ltd.

SMa comprises over 2,800 corporate members ranging from multinational corporations to small and medium enterprises.

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