During his Wednesday reception for Canadian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Viet Nam Deborah Paul, Da Nang People's Committee Vice Chairman Tran Van Mien remarked, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is opening up Vietnamese enterprises for new opportunities and challenges to enter the global market.

Canadian Ambassador to Viet Nam Deborah Paul (left) being received by Da Nang People's Committee Vice Chairman Tran Van Mien

Vice Chairman Mien took the opportunity to ask for Ms Deborah Paul’s help in appealing to Canadian investors for Da Nang’s hi-tech and IT aspects.

In reply, Ms Deborah Paul said Viet Nam is currently Canada’s largest trading partner in ASEAN; so hopefully, in the near future, cooperation between Da Nang and Canadian localities and businesses would be strengthened considerably.

The Canadian guest added that her country is seeing robust growth in such aspects in which Da Nang shows its keen interest as education, hi-tech, clean technology, and IT.

Also on Wednesday, the Canadian Ambassador attended the inauguration ceremony of a special facility at the Shelter No 3 of Da Nang’s Care Centre for Agent Orange Victims and Disadvantaged Children, located in Hoa Vang District's Hoa Nhon Commune.

Canadian Ambassador to Viet Nam Deborah Paul attending the opening ceremony of the facility

The new 89 million VND facility was upgraded from existing infrastructure, divided into 2 main classrooms and functional areas for rehabilitation, medical care, and vocational courses in such crafts as sewing flower arranging and incense making.

The construction cost was donated by Boomer's Legacy charitable organisation, and crew members from the HMCS Calgary ship and the MV Asterix commercial container ship of the Royal Canadian Navy during their September 2016 visit to the city.