General Secretary, President To Lam and his spouse, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, are set to make a state visit to Singapore, attend, and deliver a speech at the Shangri-la Dialogue. (Photo: Nguyen Hong)

At the invitation of President of the Republic of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam and spouse, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam To Lam and his spouse, along with a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, will make a state visit to Singapore from May 29-31.

At the invitation of Director-General and CEO of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Bastian Giegerich, General Secretary, President To Lam will attend and deliver a keynote speech at the Shangri-la Dialogue on May 29.

The 25th Shangri-la Dialogue will take place in Singapore from May 29-31, organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). This is Asia's premier defense summit, bringing together numerous defense ministers and global leaders to discuss key security issues.

Regarding Vietnam-Singapore relations, after more than 50 years of officially establishing diplomatic relations (1973 - 2024), the relationship between the two countries has continuously developed both in breadth and depth. Both sides regularly maintain delegation exchanges and high-level contacts, achieving many important, substantive, and effective results.

Singapore is currently the second-largest investor in Vietnam with total cumulative investment exceeding 80 billion USD, with the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) being regarded as a symbol of successful cooperation. Both sides have also noted positive progress in defense-security cooperation, education-training, science-technology, tourism, labor, and people-to-people exchanges.

Notably, in March 2025, during an official visit to Singapore, General Secretary To Lam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong agreed to upgrade bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, opening a new chapter with a long-term and comprehensive vision in bilateral relations.