Permanent Secretary Chee and Vice Minister Dung reaffirmed the excellent state of the Strategic Partnership between Singapore and Vietnam. They expressed appreciation for the mutual support rendered amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Both parties also reviewed Singapore and Vietnam’s wide-ranging and substantive cooperation in areas such as trade and investment, finance, transport, labour, food and agriculture, technical assistance, and defence and security. They agreed that there were opportunities to expand our cooperation in emerging areas such as start-ups and innovation, digital economy, legal and judicial cooperation, cybersecurity, and Smart Nation initiatives.