VOV.VN - The 2021 Vietnam - Canada defence consultation was held via videoconference on July 7, with the primary aim of emphasising that defence co-operation has yielded a range of encouraging outcomes.

Canadian scholars have highly appreciated the thoughts that General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong had mentioned in his recent article entitled “A number of theoretical and practical issues on socialism and the path towards socialism in Vietnam”.

Overseas investment by Vietnamese firms neared US$547 million in the first half of 2021, rising close to 2.5 folds against the same period last year, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has received a Foreign Air Operator Certificate (FAOC) issued by the Transport Canada, allowing it to operate flights to the North American country.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Canada will work to boost multifaceted cooperation bilaterally and multilaterally, agreed Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and his Canadian counterpart Marc Garneau during their phone talks on June 14.

The Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) has urged Canada to secure its economic interests with Vietnam as a key tenet of Canada’s evolving Indo-Pacific strategy, according to an article on Business in Vancouver weekly newspaper.

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has issued a notification on the launching of inquiry for exclusion requests concerning imports of a number of imported steel products originated from some countries, including Vietnam.

The Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) Canada and the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Promotion Agency (VIETRADE) signed a cooperation agreement via videoconference on June 1 to improve the export capacity of women-led enterprises in Vietnam during the 2021-2024 period.

VOV.VN - Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has reiterated his pledge to provide continued assistance to Vietnam’s ongoing COVID-19 fight, including vaccine accessibility, during his May 19 phone talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

President Ho Chi Minh’s vision and his important role in struggles for independence of African countries and their fight against racism has been highlighted in radio programme “The Taylor Report” hosted by Phil Taylor, which often discusses topics related to war and peace.