HCMC, Canada look to bolser bilateral ties

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong  receives outgoing Canadian Ambassador to Viet Nam Ping Kitnikone, Ho Chi Minh, July 17, 2018

At the reception,  Ambassador Ping Kitnikone said she hopes there will be more exchanges between the two countries’ businesses.

She hailed the city’s potential and expected more Canadian enterprises will come to explore business opportunities in Viet Nam’s southern economic hub.

In turn, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong spoke highly of the significant contributions made by the Canadian ambassador to promoting bilateral cooperation.

HCM City hopes Canada will pay more attention to collaboration in fields of its strength such as banking, finance and smart urban development, he said.

Mr.Phong also suggested the two sides outline cooperation programmes in education and vocational training, saying nearly 5,000 Vietnamese students are studying in Canada, the largest number among Southeast Asian nations.

                                                                                                                By Vien Nhu