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
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.