Vietnam is a central part of the CAD2.3-billion (US$1.7 billion) Indo-Pacific Strategy that Canada has been implementing, Canadian Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Cindy Termorshuizen has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has climbed four spots to rank 106th among 165 countries and territories in the Economic Freedom of the World Index, as released by Canada’s Fraser Institute.

The second defence policy dialogue between Vietnam and Canada took place in Ottawa on September 21 under the chair of Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and his Canadian counterpart Bill Matthews.

A delegation from the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education led by its standing deputy head Lai Xuan Mon held a working session with Canada’s MaRS Discovery District - the largest urban innovation hub in North America, as part of their working trip to Canada from September 18-19.

The Vietnam Trade Office in Canada in collaboration with the Canada-ASEAN Business Council and the institute of researching new challenges in economic globalisation (NEME) of Laval University recently organised a seminar to evaluate investment potential in Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City always welcome Canadian businesses and remain ready to offer the best conditions possible for them to explore and operate long-term investment and business activities there.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined other leaders in the ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan, the Republic of Korea), ASEAN - US, and ASEAN - Canada summits in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 6.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau in Jakarta on September 6, as both leaders are in Indonesia to attend the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, scheduled for September 5-7.

VOV.VN - While Vietnamese tuna exports to major markets such as the United States, Japan, and Canada continued to decline, exports to the EU market have prospered, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Two Vietnamese companies joined more than 200 other exhibitors at a fair called Apparel Textile Sourcing Canada 2023 held in Toronto from August 21-23.