In his letter, the leader said the new year is a chance to take note of the great daily contributions by the community in the country who are helping build a more beautiful and comprehensive Canada.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Trade, investment and education are the fields of very dynamic cooperation between Vietnam and Canada over recent years. Currently Vietnam is Canada’s biggest trade partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Canada’s statistics show that bilateral trade value last year rose to 6.36 billion CAD (4.8 billion USD), an increase of 4.2 percent over 2017. Meanwhile, the number of Vietnamese students who opt to study in Canada is increasing, now at over 14,000, topping those from Southeast Asia and the fifth in the world. It is noteworthy that the community of 250,000 Vietnamese in Canada is serving as an important bridge for the two countries develop their fine relations of friendship and cooperation.

The Vietnam visit by PM Trudeau in November 2017 and the on to Canada by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in July last year are clear messages of the two countries’ desire to further boost bilateral relations. In a recent speech, PM Phuc said the Vietnam – Canada relations are now at their best in all the fields.

Party, State leader pays Tet visits to officers, people in Hanoi

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu offered incense at Tran Quoc pagoda and paid New Year visits to officers and people on the night of Feb. 4, the last night of the 2018 lunar year.

 

PM pays Tet visits to armed forces, residents in Da Nang city

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent the best wishes to armed forces and residents in Da Nang while visiting the central city on February 5, the first day of the Year of the Pig.

 

NA leader pays Tet visit to Tien Giang’s police, medical workers

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan made a Tet tour of the public security force and doctors and patients at Tien Giang General Hospital in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang on February 4.

 

Bamboo Airways increases night flights during Tet

Bamboo Airways, the newest Vietnamese airline, will add one more Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City round trip per day from February 3 to 13, said the carrier.

 

Vietnamese community in Canada, Czech Republic celebrates Tet

A get-together was held in Canada on February 2 by the Canada-Vietnam Society (CVS) to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) of Vietnam.

 

Source: VNA