Singapore firms show resurgent interest in Vietnam
The pull factors: its rising middle class, business-friendly policies, its benefiting from the US-China spat and rising opportunities in many sectors
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Janice Heng
Singapore
SINGAPORE firms are looking towards Vietnam again, after an earlier wave of interest was disrupted by the global financial crisis and a domestic slowdown.
The pull factors this time around are Vietnam's rising middle class, its business-friendly policies and expected gains from the United States-China trade tensions.
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