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Top leader of Vietnam to attend high-level debate of UNGA 81, pay state visit to Canada
Vietnam, Canada unlock new cooperation opportunities
Vietnam has become an increasingly important partner for Canada, not only as a major trading and manufacturing economy in Southeast Asia but also as an active ASEAN member and Chair of the CPTPP Commission in 2026.
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Vietnam-Canada strategic partnership creates new space for broader cooperation
Former Canadian member of parliament Bryon Wilfert said the state visit by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam offers Canada an opportunity to elevate its relationship with one of the Indo-Pacific’s most important emerging economic and strategic partners.
Statecraft leaves strong imprint on Vietnam’s diplomacy
Ton Sinh Thanh, who is former Vietnamese Ambassador to India and senior lecturer at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, said that General Secretary and President Lam’s message at the UNGA that restoring trust does not require countries to eliminate differences but to responsibly manage them was particularly significant amid growing polarisation and divisions worldwide.
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Sep 26, 2026 22:14
General Secretary and President Lam’s call for competition not to turn into confrontation and for technological progress not to create new divides shows Vietnam’s direct interest in emerging issues of global governance.
CPV attaches importance to traditional friendship with Communist Party of Canada: Top leader
Sep 26, 2026 13:43
The Communist Party of Vietnam wishes to further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the Communist Party of Canada, including the sharing of experience in Party building and development.
Top leader concludes state visit to Canada
Sep 26, 2026 13:43
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam left Ottawa on the evening of September 25 (local time), concluding his state visit to Canada at the invitation of Governor General Louise Arbour.
Vietnam, Canada adopt Action Plan to implement Strategic Partnership
Sep 26, 2026 13:43
The Action Plan aims to translate commitments and orientations reached by high-ranking leaders into specific programmes and projects, particularly in priority areas.
Vietnam, Canada have ample room for cooperation in new era: Canadian researcher
Sep 26, 2026 13:42
This convergence of interests creates space for Vietnam and Canada to develop broader and deeper relations. Although the two countries do not take exactly the same approach to every international issue, they share an interest in maintaining a rules-based system in which institutions and dialogue help limit the influence of power politics while giving countries greater room to pursue autonomous development choices, Vina Nadjibulla, co-founder and CEO of the Centre for Strategic Statecraft of Canada, said
General Secretary and President calls for expanded Vietnam-Canada people-to-people exchanges
Sep 26, 2026 13:42
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam called on members of the Canada-Vietnam Friendship Association to work more closely with the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Vietnam-Canada Friendship Association, and continue to enhance their role as a bridge between the two peoples.
Party General Secretary and President meets with major businesses in Canada
Sep 26, 2026 13:42
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam met with representatives of several Canadian businesses and corporations on the afternoon of September 25 (local time), as part of his state visit to Canada.
General Secretary and President To Lam attends Vietnam-Canada business dialogue
Sep 25, 2026 23:16
Addressing the dialogue, General Secretary and President To Lam spoke highly of the sound friendship between Vietnam and Canada, built on trust, mutual respect and win-win cooperation. The Comprehensive Partnership established in 2017 has provided a favourable framework for expanding bilateral cooperation across various fields.
Governor General of Canada hosts banquet for top Vietnamese leader
Sep 25, 2026 20:17
The top Vietnamese leader expressed his belief that Vietnam–Canada relations will remain firmly grounded in mutual trust, broaden through shared interests, and continually move toward a brighter future.
Top leader’s UN speech reaffirms Vietnam’s consistent choice of peace, cooperation, development
Sep 25, 2026 20:17
The speech carries one consistent message: humanity shouldn't treat confrontation as inevitable in a fast-changing world. Instead, it should proactively manage change through trust, international law, dialogue, cooperation and shared responsibility.
UNGA 81: Top leader highlights four points reflecting int'l community’s common views
Sep 25, 2026 20:17
General Secretary and President To Lam's recent visits to several countries and his trip to New York to attend the High-Level General Debate of UNGA 81 signal the growing emphasis by Vietnam’s leadership on a diplomatic strategy of diversification and balance in response to the increasingly complex and uncertain global landscape, said Prof. Dr. Cheng Hanping of China.
Vietnam ready to work with Canada to build substantive Strategic Partnership: Top leader
Sep 25, 2026 18:06
The top Vietnamese leader said the two countries' decision to elevate their relations to a Strategic Partnership comes as a result of more than five decades of friendship and cooperation, reflecting their commitment to jointly investing in the future.
Party General Secretary and President receives Canada-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group
Sep 25, 2026 09:32
The parliamentary friendship groups of Vietnam and Canada should increase delegation exchanges and contacts among parliamentarians, specialised committees, women parliamentarians, and young parliamentarians; promote joint activities and the sharing of experience in legislation and oversight; and further play their role in building broad consensus within the Canadian Parliament and society on strengthening relations with Vietnam.
Top leader holds talks with Canadian Prime Minister
Sep 25, 2026 09:32
Vietnam regards Canada as a friend and a trusted partner with which it shares many common interests and strategic perspectives, said top leader To Lam.
Top leader meets with Speakers of Canada’s Senate and House of Commons
Sep 25, 2026 09:32
Building on more than 50 years of friendship and the newly established Strategic Partnership framework, Vietnam–Canada relations as a whole, as well as cooperation between the two countries’ legislative bodies in particular, would continue to develop in an increasingly substantive and effective manner, for the benefit of the people of both countries and for peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
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