“Hello Canada” contest launched
(VOV) - Hanoi hosted the inaugural “Hello Canada” contest on November 1 to mark the 40th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.
Vietnam-Canada Friendship Association Vice Chairman Nguyen Thiet Son said the contest offered Vietnamese youth an opportunity to learn more about Canadian history, economics, politics, culture, and society, as well as the importance of its bilateral ties with Vietnam.
Son joined Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Joseph Devine and Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH) Vice Director Pham Quang Minh in voicing hope the contest will inspire the expansion of the two countries’ cooperation
The first of the contest’s two parts quizzed participants on Canada’s geography, history, economics, politics, society, and expatriate Vietnamese community, while the second concerned the role of people-to-people diplomacy in bilateral ties.