The 2015 Canadian Food Festival was launched by the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City on November 10 to promote Canada’s premium food products.
Tuna export value to Canada reached 1.4 million USD in August, up 61 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Vietnam’s permanent mission to the United Nations and international organisations held a ceremony on September 15 at its new headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
ASEAN and Canada set a target to double the current 19 billion CAD (13.2 billion USD) in bilateral trade during the fourth ASEAN-Canada consultations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 25.
Bilateral trade turnover between Vietnam and Canada has prospered, reaching about 1.45 billion USD in the first five months of 2015, according to Statistics Canada.
Businesses from Canada are seeking to expand trade in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, especially in chemicals, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, seafood material and education.
A forum for business cooperation between Vietnam and Canada took
place on July 28 in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing together 200 businesses
from both sides to discuss cooperation in economics, education,
technology and the environment.
The Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) has announced the re-initiation
of an anti-dumping investigation into oil country tubular goods
(OCTG) imported from Vietnam, according to the Vietnam Competition
Authority under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Philippine President Benigo
Aquino announced initiatives to boost security and commercial ties
between the two countries on May 8.