Global Times - S Korea, Singapore to hold talks on economic, financial co-op

S Korea, Singapore to hold talks on economic, financial co-op

Source: Xinhua
[14:31 July 28 2009]
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South Korea and Singapore will hold talks this week on ways to step up economic and financial cooperation, Seoul's finance ministry said Tuesday.

Starting from Wednesday, the meeting between South Korea's Deputy Finance Minster Shin Je-yoon and his Singaporean counterpart Teo Ming Kian will run for two days in Seoul, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance said.

During the following meeting, the officials will share opinions on ways to vitalize regional bond markets and other financial exchanges, together with measures to boost bilateral economic cooperation, the ministry said.

The meeting marks the second talks on economic cooperation following the first one held last year in Singapore.

Among member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), South Korea has only had bilateral meetings on the issue with Singapore, the ministry said.