Canadian PM extends Tet greetings to Vietnamese community
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on February 5 sent a letter of greetings to the Vietnamese community in Canada and the world over on the occasion of the lunar New Year.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Photo: AP/VNA)
Ottawa (VNA) – Canadian Prime Minister JustinTrudeau on February 5 sent a letter of greetings to the Vietnamese community inCanada and the world over on the occasion of the lunar New Year.
In his letter, the leader said the new year is a chance totake note of the great daily contributions by the community in the country whoare helping build a more beautiful and comprehensive Canada.
Trade, investment and education are the fields of verydynamic cooperation between Vietnam and Canada over the recent years. CurrentlyVietnam is Canada’s biggest trade partner in the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN).
Canada’s statistics show that bilateral trade value lastyear rose to 6.36 billion CAD (4.8 billion USD), an increase of 4.2 percentover 2017. Meanwhile, the number of Vietnamese students who opt to study inCanada is increasing, now at over 14,000, topping those from Southeast Asia andthe fifth in the world. It is noteworthy that the community of 250,000Vietnamese in Canada is serving as an important bridge for the two countriesdevelop their fine relations of friendship and cooperation.
The Vietnam visit by PM Trudeau in November 2017 and the onto Canada by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in July last year are clearmessages of the two countries’ desire to further boost bilateral relations. Ina recent speech, PM Phuc said the Vietnam – Canada relations are now at theirbest in all the fields.-VNA
Vietnam and Canada enjoy a large room for their tourism and travel companies to cooperate, with the 250,000-strong Vietnamese community living, working and studying in Canada serving as a bridge linking the two countries, watchers have said.
Truong Thi Mai, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation, has expressed her hope for stronger ties with Canada at meetings with Canadian officials during her visit to the country from November 26-28.
An international conference was jointly held by the Vietnam Association of Community Colleges (VACC), the British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE), and the Hue College of Transport to discuss measures to facilitate education partnerships between Vietnam and Canada.
Vietnam is ready to establish a defence policy dialogue mechanism at deputy ministerial level with Canada, Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh said.
In his article, Oscar Sanchez Serra highlighted President Ho Chi Minh’s founding of the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper on June 21, 1925, which marked the birth of Vietnam's revolutionary press rooted in a bold and far-sighted vision.
Several ASEAN meetings are scheduled to take place in Port Dickson this September, including the Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) for ASEAN Plus Three (APT), the East Asia Summit (EAS), the 15th ASEAN Maritime Forum, and the 13th Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum.
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered the urgent implementation of a national policy to crack down on all forms of call centre scams, online fraud, and illegal gambling, which are now considered threats to national security.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and EAEU Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev jointly declared the conclusion of FTA talks on the sidelines of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), according to the statement.
The article stressed that throughout his revolutionary career, the founder of modern Vietnam consistently regarded the revolutionary press as a vital part of the Vietnamese Party’s and nation’s revolutionary struggle.
Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
The proposed venue is located in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, featuring eight public sites, including Krungthep Aphiwat Central Terminal and several nearby parks.
Connectivity is expected to improve further with the completion of the fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge by the end of 2025, facilitating logistics and agricultural exports to Vietnam, Thailand, and China.
Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
Prensa Latina's recent article on Vietnam’s assurance of smooth and effective transition to a leaner structure highlighted Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s latest directions on implementing 28 resolutions regarding the decentralisation and delegation of authority.
The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Photo: AP/VNA) 
