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Singapore, Luxembourg Seek Closer Cooperation in Emerging Technologies

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Singapore and Luxembourg are looking to deepen cooperation in emerging technologies, including quantum and artificial intelligence, as well as space and satellite communications, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Monday.

Addressing an official lunch hosted for Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden in Singapore, Wong said bilateral economic ties had flourished, with Luxembourg now the largest European Union investor in Singapore and Singapore its second-largest investment destination in the EU.

Wong also said the two countries shared an interest in keeping the global economy open and connected and upholding international rules.

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