The Vietnamese - Canadian Business Association (VCBA) is set to further promote business matching between the two countries to help fuel bilateral economic ties in the coming years.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received visiting Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly in Hanoi on April 13, asking his guest to help enhance the two countries’ cooperation in different aspects.

The Canadian government and businesses should place the Vietnamese market in a prioritised position in its partnership development, stated Douglas Kennedy, the Royal Bank of Canada’s Managing Director at the Center for Global Enterprises.

The Canadian Government has signed a contract with shipping company Bollore Logistics Canada to bring containers of waste back to Canada from the Philippines, Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna said on May 22.

The management board of the small- and medium-sized enterprise development project in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh (SME Tra Vinh) has revealed that it will spend 70 billion VND (3 million USD) to support provincial SMEs in 2019, including over 65 billion VND from the Canadian government in non-refundable aid.

The Canadian Government will provide 12.9 million USD for Vietnam’s agriculture economy development from 2015-1020, announced Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on November 19.