The economies of Southeast Asia and China need to stay open and connected to one another to sustain the existing economic dynamism, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Wednesday (Nov 14).

Economic ministers of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reaffirmed the commitment to further strengthening trade and economic relations at the 17th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM)-Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) Consultations held on Thursday.

HCM City and China’s Shandong Province aim to facilitate bilateral trade by holding more networking events, encouraging investments between both sides, and signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), promising more support in the future.

Singapore believes there is scope to expand cooperation and differences can be managed