Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc hosted a reception in Ho Chi Minh City on January 28 for Heng Swee Keat, former Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister, who is on a working visit to the southern metropolis.

The Vietnamese Party and Government always attach importance to promoting the strategic partnership with Singapore, Permanent member of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat Vo Van Thuong told visiting Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat at a meeting in Hanoi on September 12 in Hanoi.

Vietnam is an important economic partner of Singapore in the region and Singapore wishes to further develop its strategic partnership with Vietnam, said Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies of Singapore Heng Swee Keat.