Singapore firms ink deals to ride tech and consumer wave in Guangdong
It has been the Republic's top provincial trading partner since 1988, with trade reaching around S$36.5b in 2016
Singapore
SINGAPORE companies in sectors ranging from logistics and education to jewellery retail inked agreements on Tuesday to tap on consumer and technology-related opportunities in Guangdong, China.
Twenty Singapore organisations signed deals for 16 projects in the consumer, logistics and technology sectors. The agreements were sealed in Guangzhou at the eighth Singapore-Guangdong Collaboration Council (SGCC) meeting co-chaired by Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) and Second Minister for Defence Ong Ye Kung and Guangdong Governor Ma Xingrui.
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