Singapore, May 29 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam held talks with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on May 29, agreeing to promote science - technology and innovation as a pillar of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The talks followed a state-level welcome ceremony held with the highest protocol accorded to a head of state at the headquarters of Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. President Shanmugaratnam welcomed General Secretary and President Lam, his spouse, and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation on their state visit to Singapore, and congratulated the Vietnamese leader on his election as State President by the 16th National Assem...