The Canada-Vietnam Friendship Society (CVFS) on January 28 organised a virtual seminar on the nations’ 50 years of diplomatic and cooperative ties (1973-2023), attracting participation of Canadian scholars, international friends, and Vietnamese expatriates.
Ambassadors and Chargé d'affaires to Vietnam of the G4 countries, namely New Zealand, Canada, Norway and Switzerland, recently visited Village Chance - a complex of schools and apartments for the disabled, poor and orphaned children, in Ho Chi Minh City ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. They played sports with disabled children and conveyed New Year wishes.
Domestic auto-maker VinFast, a subsidiary of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, has announced that it will join the Montreal International Auto Show (MIAS) 2023 in Quebec, Canada from January 20-29 with a diversity of models, including VF6, VF7, VF8 and VF9.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has sent greetings to Vietnamese people living in Canada and around the world, on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) – the biggest festival in a year of Vietnamese.
The Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme in Seoul on January 8 to bring a warm Tet atmosphere to the Vietnamese community living in the East Asian nation.
Vice Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Thi Thang received Jeremy Harrison, Minister of Trade and Export Development at the Government of Saskatchewan province in Canada’s Prairie region, on December 15 to discuss cooperation promotion.
The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)'s Branch in Ho Chi Minh City and Intrinsic Innovations Vietnam – a non-profit incubator based in Alberta, Canada – co-organised a workshop on Vietnam-Canada investment opportunities in the southern economic hub on December 2.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh led a Vietnamese delegation to attend the ASEAN Summits with Japan, the US and Canada in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 12.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on the occasion of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 12.
Economic cooperation is a driving force of the comprehensive partnership between Vietnam and Canada, Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Pham Cao Phong has said.
An official has advised businesses to adopt green practices to secure sustainable growth in textile and garment export to Canada, where Vietnam ranks second among the exporters of such products.
Vietnam attended the International Tourism and Travel Show that took place in Montreal, Canada, from October 28-30 after two years of absence due to impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam always pays attention to implementing UN conventions on the protection of vulnerable groups, according to Professor Julie Nguyen, President of the Canada - ASEAN Initiatives at York University.
A poetry collection from five female translators based in Hanoi, entitled Ngu Sac Anh Sang (5 Sights of Light), has been introduced to Canadian readers by Ukiyoto Publishing.
With the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions eased, the granting of visas should be made more convenient and quick to boost cultural and people-to-people exchanges and enhance friendship between Vietnam and Canada, Ambassador to the country Pham Cao Phong told an event on October 3.
The Vietnam-Canada Business Association (VCB Association) made its debut in Ottawa on October 1, meeting the Vietnamese and Canadian business communities’ demand to meet, connect with and support each other during trade and investment activities.
Former Deputy Health Minister Truong Quoc Cuong has had his sentence reduced to three years from four years for showing “lack of responsibility causing serious consequences” over the trading of counterfeit medicine labelled as Health 2000 Canada.
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on September 22 met the President of the Comoros and the foreign ministers of Cuba and Canada on the sidelines of the High-Level Meetings of the UN General Assembly’s 77th session in New York.
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