VOV.VN - Vietnam creates favourable conditions for foreign businesses to invest in clean and renewable energy and sustainable development moving into the post-COVID-19 period, Vietnamese Ambassador to Canada Pham Cao Phong told a conference in Ottawa on October 21.

VOV.VN - A haul of 700 samples of Covivac, a Vietnamese produced COVID-19 vaccine, have been sent to Canada to have its effectiveness evaluated, according to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Dinh Thiem, director of the Center for Clinical Trials under the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.

VOV.VN - A seminar detailing co-operation with Canada in the global supply chain was held on October 14 via both offline and online platforms by the Vietnamese Embassy in Canada in collaboration with the Canada-Vietnam Trade Council in Ontario, Canada.

Vietnam wishes to continue to receive Canada's sharing, cooperation, and consultation in the upcoming events to continue to develop and replicate successful co-operative models to more localities, said an official.

VOV.VN - Vietnam's cement export volume during the eight-month period saw an annual surge of 12% to reach 27.23 million tonnes, with China, the Philippines, and Bangladesh representing the country’s three largest export markets for cement and clinker, according to the Ministry of Construction.

Relations with Vietnam will remain a priority of Canada’s Liberal Party (LP), led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and grow stronger in the following years, commented Canadian scholars.

Canada-based Geopolitical Monitor website on September 27 ran an article analyzing President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s speech at the recent High-level General Debate at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 76) and highlighting Vietnam’s heightening reputation as a UNSC member.

Vietnam exported 23,510 tonnes of rubber worth US$41.87 million to the US in the first 7 months of 2021, up 61% in volume and 92.3% in value year-on-year

VOV.VN - Despite the complicated nature of developments relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnamese overseas investment during the opening nine months of the year surged by 32.4% on-year to reach US$572.3 million, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - Despite the negative impacts of the latest COVID-19 wave in the nation, Canadian businesses remain optimistic about Vietnamese economic prospects in the medium term and future business opportunities.