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Vietnamese Consul General in Vancouver Nguyen Quang Trung (L) receives recognition from Senator Victor Oh. The Vietnamese Consulate General in Vancouver recently organized a “Homeland Spring” program to bring a warm Lunar New Year (Tet) atmosphere to Vietnamese people living in Western Canada. Prominent guests at the event included authorities from the Canadian province of British Columbia; Senator Victor Oh, co-chair of the Canada-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group; and representatives from Consulate Generals of Asian countries in Vancouver. During his speech, Trung shared Vietnam’s achievements in foreign affairs and socio-economic development over the past year, particularly highlighting significant milestones in Vietnam-Canada relations as the two countries celebrated the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties. British Columbia opened a trade and investment office in Ho Chi Minh City last year and views Vietnam as an important destination for investment a...