Việt Nam is gateway to ASEAN for Quebec businesses

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is considered a gateway for Canadian companies that want to develop in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. Themed "Việt Nam, the door to the Indo-Pacific for Quebec businesses", the seminar has attracted the interest of many businesses and entrepreneurs in Canada's province because it offers an opportunity to reassess the level of awareness and utilisation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) by Canadian businesses after five years of implementation. In his opening remarks, Director General Chartier emphasised Quebec's special cooperative relationship with Việt Nam. Việt Nam is currently Canada's largest trading partner in the ASEAN region and a leading destination for Canadian goods exported to ASEAN, Chartier said. At the seminar, Việt Namese Trade Counsellor in Canada, Trần Thu Quỳnh, mentioned that the Vietnamese Government has been promoting investment in infrastructure to strengthen the connection between Việt Nam and Canada in the supply chain.