Shanmugam welcomes firmer action by Vietnam

[SINGAPORE] Singapore Foreign Minister K Shanmugam welcomed Vietnam's assurance of firm action against protests at two Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIPs), and highlighted to his Vietnamese counterpart the impact of unrest on business confidence.

Mr Shanmugam "expressed Singapore's deep concern over the riots that had taken place, and highlighted that the VSIPs were endorsed by the governments of Vietnam and Singapore", the Ministr…