Vietnam is an important trading partner of Canada in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and this will open up chances for stronger cooperation between the two countries to expand Canadian goods and services’ presence in Asia, said co-chair of the Canada - ASEAN Business Council (CABC) Janet De Silva.

VOV.VN - The Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association and the ASEAN Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), the organiser of the 2024 Malaysia ASEAN International Trade Expo (MASTEX 2024), signed a Memorandum remember (MoU) on October 31 at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC).

VOV.VN - An ASEAN-Republic of Korea (RoK) tourism exhibition is scheduled to take place in Hanoi on November 1 as part of the ASEAN-Korea Day.

VOV.VN - President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse have invited their Mongolian counterparts to visit Vietnam, expressing a desire to strengthen the traditional friendship between the two sides for comprehensive and substantive development, thereby bringing bilateral ties to new heights.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Defense Minister Phan Van Giang on October 30 met Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Chansamone Chanyalath, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Tea Seiba, and ASEAN Secretary General Cao Kim Hourn on the sidelines of the 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum.

The Hue Central Hospital in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue won the first prize at the recent colorectal surgeon competition through videos held by the ASEAN Society of Colorectal Surgeons (ASCS) in Bangkok, according to deputy director of the hospital Hoang Thi Lan Huong.

Vietnam welcomed 1.11 million international tourists in October, making the fourth consecutive month that the country has served more than 1 million foreign visitor, according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST).

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Secretary of State of the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Soeung Rathchavy co-chaired the 8th political consultation between the two foreign ministries in the Cambodian city of Preah Sihanouk on October 26.

The 27th Congress of the ASEAN Federation of Cardiology (AFCC2023) will take place in Hanoi from November 2 to 5.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade in the Canadian province of Ontario in coordination with the Vietnam Trade Office in Canada on October 24, co-hosted a workshop reviewing 5 years of carrying out the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Thailand Partnership (CPTPP), while promoting trade and investment in Vietnam amid Canada implementing the Indo-Pacific Strategy.