President Tran Dai Quang of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam delivered the 38th Singapore Lecture organized by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
H.E. Tran Dai Quang delivering the 38th Singapore Lecture entitled “Strengthening Partnership for Regional Sustainable Development (Source: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean delivering his opening address (Source: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
Tuesday, 30 August 2016
– President Tran Dai Quang of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam delivered the 38th Singapore Lecture hosted by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute this morning at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore Hotel.
The 38th Singapore Lecture was also attended by Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong; Minister in Prime Minister’s Office and Minister-in-Attendance, Chan Chun Sing; Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Transport) Josephine Teo and Senior Minister of State (Defence and Foreign Affairs) Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman (Source: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
President Quang expressing his concerns about both the traditional and non-traditional security challenges confronting countries in the region (Source: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
President Quang acknowledging Singapore’s role in Vietnam’s economic development over the past three decades (Source: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
President Quang addressing questions during the Q&A session (Source: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
Participants at the 38th Singapore Lecture (Source: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)
Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean’s Opening Remarks
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President Quang’s Singapore Lecture: “Strengthening Partnership for Regional Sustainable Development”
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Full Video Recording of the 38th Singapore Lecture
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Channel News Asia – Singapore’s success a ‘valuable lesson’: President Tran Dai Quang
The success of Singapore is a “valuable lesson” for Vietnam in its national construction and defence, said visiting Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang on Tuesday (Aug 30).
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The Straits Times – Vietnam President stresses importance of Asean unity
Region faces key challenges such as maritime, resource disputes
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The Business Times – Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang in Singapore for three-day state visit
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang arrives on Sunday in Singapore for a three-day state visit aimed at strengthening bilateral and business ties.
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TODAY – Vietnamese President calls for win-win solution to ‘worrying’ disputes in South China Sea
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang on Tuesday (Aug 30) said the situation in the South China Sea was “worrying”, as he called for a win-win solution to the dispute based on international law.
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TODAY – Navigating the South China Sea issue at the Asean Summits
The 28th and 29th Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) Summits and Related Meetings kick off in Vientiane, Laos, today. This is the first time Asean will hold back-to-back summits as it seeks to streamline working methods, departing from the traditional arrangement of intra-regional discussions in the first half of the year and wider discussions with dialogue partners at the year-end meetings.
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TODAY – Vibrant economic ties between S’pore, Vietnam lauded
President Tony Tan Keng Yam yesterday lauded close economic ties between Singapore and Vietnam, as he hosted a state visit by his counterpart Tran Dai Quang.
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The Jakarta Post – Singapore, Hanoi explore greater connectivity
Singapore and Vietnam Monday welcomed the prospect of increasing connectivity between them, through enhancing their air services agreement.
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Bangkok Post – Asean urged to look beyond consensus in decision making
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang suggested Tuesday that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations adjust its long-held practice of applying the principle of consensus in the 10-member bloc’s decision making so as to be able to deal better with contentious regional issues.
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VNExpress – Vietnam says all will lose in any South China Sea war
‘There will be neither winners or losers but rather all will lose.’
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Viet Nam News – Strengthening partnership for regional sustainable development: President
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Inquirer.Net – Vietnam says all will lose in any South China Sea war
Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang warned on Tuesday there would be no winners in any armed conflict sparked by territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
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Asia Times – Why Vietnam highly values its relations with Singapore
In September 2011, Truong Tan Sang made Singapore and Malaysia the destinations of his maiden overseas trip as Vietnam’s Head of State. Five years later, incumbent president Tran Dai Quang followed suit by choosing to visit two fellow ASEAN members, Brunei and Singapore, (from August 26 to 30), on his first foreign trip. This shows how much Hanoi values its relations with Singapore.
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