Vietnam is a leading important partner of Singapore in the region, and Singapore treasures and wants to further promote its strategic partnership with Vietnam, Singaporean President Halimah Yacob affirmed in Hanoi on October 17.

Singapore's President Halimah Yacob and her spouse arrived in Ha Noi on October 16, starting a four-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.