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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

Janice Heng

Published Thu, Nov 1, 2018 · 09:50 PM

    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.

    Vietnam

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