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Viet Nam News, February 12, 2024. Currently, Việt Nam is Canada's largest trading partner in ASEAN and this country's seventh largest import partner after the US, mainland China, South Korea, Japan, the Netherlands and Hong Kong.

Government of Canada, December 29, 2023. As part of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade, and Economic Development will lead a Team Canada Trade Mission (TCTM) to Malaysia and Vietnam in March 2024.

Vietnam Investment Review, December 28, 2023. Vietnam has been extensively expanding its trade and investment ties with Canada while taking the advantage of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership as a big leverage.

McKinsey & Company, September 25, 2023. Manufacturing has been the nucleus of Vietnam’s exceptional growth. However, faced with complex economic, geopolitical, and technological conditions, this sector may have to reinvent itself to continue thriving.

Export Development Canada, September 6, 2023. The Indo-Pacific region is a key area of interest for Canadian export development. Vietnam is a country on the move, set to grow by 4.3% in 2023, with expected growth next year of 5% and an increase to 6% in its five-year outlook.

Ivey Business School, April 14, 2023. From Vespa tours around Ho Chi Minh City to exploring the Mekong Delta by boat, Ivey’s Executive MBA (EMBA) participants made the most of a week-long crash course in international business during their recent Discovery Expedition trip to Vietnam.

Government of Canada, January 10, 2022. The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, and Nguyễn Hồng Diên, Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade, witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Canada and Vietnam to establish a joint economic committee (JEC). Vietnam is an important global trading partner to Canada and a vital economic player in the Indo-Pacific.

Bloomberg, September 7, 2021 - COVID has disrupted but not derailed Vietnam’s expanding role in global supply chains and growth prospects, the head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hanoi said Tuesday. Read more . Photo: Workers attach a rear door to the body frame of a Vinfast Lux A2.0 sedan as it moves along a conveyor in the body shop area of the automaker's factory in Haiphong, Vietnam, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. Vingroup JSC Chairman Vuong, the billionaire behind six-month-old Vietnamese auto startup VinFast, plans a feat even Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. couldn't pull off during their early days: sell a car in the U.S. Photographer: Yen Duong/Bloomberg , Bloomberg

The Economist, September 2, 2021 - Having impressed the world by taming the virus last year, Vietnam is now in the middle of its worst outbreak of covid-19 by far. Parts of the country are in strict lockdown and a swathe of factories, from those making shoes for Nike to those producing smartphones for Samsung, have either slowed or shut down, disrupting global supply chains. Yet integration with global manufacturing has kept Vietnam’s economy humming during the pandemic. In 2020 GDP rose by 2.9% even as most countries recorded deep recessions. Despite the latest outbreak, this year could see even faster growth. The World Bank’s latest forecasts, published on August 24th, point to an expansion of 4.8% in 2021. Read more .