Overview
- Leaders and ministers from both countries witnessed the exchange of multiple agreements during Vietnamese President To Lam's state visit on May 29, 2026 that deepen bilateral cooperation.
- A*STAR's Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre and Vietnam's Becamex IDC signed an MOU to set up the Vietnam Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre inside the Vietnam‑Singapore Industrial Parks to pilot advanced manufacturing solutions for industry.
- The two governments established a regular Singapore‑Vietnam Strategic Dialogue, with the inaugural high‑level forum scheduled to take place in Singapore in August 2026 to focus on governance, public administration and transformation.
- Singapore and Vietnam created an agrifood trade task force and issued a joint statement pledging to keep airports, seaports and trade routes open, to avoid unnecessary restrictions on rice trade and to manage spillovers from the Middle East conflict.
- The package builds on a 2025 upgrade to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and links Singapore's RIE 2030 and Vietnam's industrial upgrade plans, which could speed technology transfer, jobs in advanced manufacturing and more secure food supplies for both countries.