Hanoi, March 21 -- Trade between Vietnam and Singapore continued its strong upward trend in early 2025, rising by 27.15% year-on-year during the first two months, according to Enterprise Singapore (ESG). The two-month trade reached over 6.57 billion SGD (approximately 4.91 billion USD), solidifying Vietnam's position as Singapore's ninth largest trading partner.

Ranking 14th among exporters to Singapore, Vietnamese shipments to the city state exceeded 1.54 billion SGD in January-February, marking a 23.21% increase. Meanwhile, Vietnam was the seventh biggest importer of Singaporean goods, worth nearly 5.06 billion SGD during the period, up 28.38%.

In February alone, bilateral trade topped 3.18 billion SGD, a 40.41% increase from the same...