Big market in Vietnam a draw for Singapore companies


President Halimah Yacob met about 130 Singaporeans living in Vietnam at a reception on Oct 19. - MCI

HO CHI MINH CITY (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): It was a difficult decision for Quek Kwan Yi to leave the air force and move to Vietnam to join the family tableware business, but the former fighter pilot is glad he made the switch.

Speaking to The Straits Times on the sidelines of a Singapore Business Federation roundtable discussion in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday (Oct 19), the chief operating officer of Q Industries said business for the Singapore company is booming in Vietnam, and that his five years in the country have been smooth and enjoyable.

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