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On 5th September 2024, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd; Bac Ninh Provincial Youth Union organized the handover ceremony of “Canon friendship green park” in 2024 at Tran Quoc Toan primary school, Bac Ninh City, Bac Ninh province.

This is one of construction in project “Canon friendship green park” in 2024 hold by Canon Vietnam. With the aim of joining hands with the urban areas creates more green parks in order to increase the rate of green trees, minimize air pollution, protect the environment, and at the same time create green spaces for students and teachers to perform other useful activities, outdoor library, organize learning activities about plants...; contribute to complete the sustainable development goals of Vietnam.

Dear Applicants,

First of all, Canon Vietnam would like to thank you for following and paying attention to Canon Vietnam's recruitment information.

Recently,a fake Facebook page named "Công Ty TNHH Canon Việt Nam"Facebook.com has appeared using the name and reputation of Canon Vietnam the brand to posted fake and false recruitment information to commit fraud and mislead candidates.

Specifically, this fake page used the Canon logo, company image, copied information such as the company's address and website to post on the page, used a fake hotline number, and used a domain name similar to the company to send emails and post job advertisements with false content. Such as, recruiting staff and senior management positions to work in Ba Dinh, Hanoi and District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, on business trips to Thailand... with a salary of 1500$ to 3000$/month.

After registering on the Google form link of the fake page, candidates will be sent an invitation and instructions to participate in the exam on the Workchat application by a fake employee of Canon Vietnam's recruitment staff. Through the online platform, candidates will be asked to register an account with the Capital Lottery company, receive support money and deposit money to participate in the welfare support project to participate in building a fund from company goodwill.

All information posted on the Facebook page "Công Ty TNHH Canon Việt Nam" is completely fake. This is an act of intentionally impersonating the brand, using the image and reputation of Canon Vietnam company to deceive candidates, trying to fraudulently appropriate their property. This not only greatly affects the reputation and prestige of our company, but also causes social disorder and damages to victims of fraud.

Canon Vietnam is actively coordinating with the Authorities to investigate, clarify and prevent these counterfeit acts.

With this official announcement, we would like to update information to candidates to minimize risks, damages, and direct or indirect effects caused by these fraudulent acts. Canon Vietnam would like to confirm and recommend as follows:

1. Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. only has 3 factories in Thang Long Industrial Park (Dong Anh, Hanoi); Que Vo Industrial Park and Tien Son Industrial Park (Bac Ninh); The company does not have a factory or branch in Ba Dinh or Ho Chi Minh and currently the company is not recruiting for senior positions.

2. The company's official recruitment information is posted on official channels including:
+ Canon Vietnam Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/canonvietnamcompany/

+ Canon Vietnam Facebook group : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1431363904074171

+ Zalo Canon Vietnam: https://zalo.me/1840448270594219718

+ Website: https://cvn.canon/

3. The company's official hotline number is listed only on the company's official information channels mentioned above.

4. The company does not charge any fees when recruiting or soliciting contributions to any funds and does not have any projects in cooperation with the Lottery Company.

5. Candidates please do not apply based on information on social networking sites or websites suspected of being fake and be careful with transfer requests.

6. If candidates detect any suspicious behavior, please contact us via the following official address: Public Affairs and Social Responsibility Division - Canon Vietnam: huyen.dao@mail.canon

Thank you very much for your interest and cooperation!

On Mar 18th, 2024, Canon Vietnam cooperated with Hung Vuong Tour and Me Linh district Youth Union - Hanoi organize successfully the career orienting and equipping library program, named “Together with Canon depart to the future” for all students in Me Linh high school, Me Linh district, Hanoi city which are one in 6 programs of “Together with Canon depart to the future” 2024 project Canon Vietnam organize in 6 high schools including: Bac Thang Long (Hanoi), Tien Du 1 (Bac Ninh), Hiep Hoa 1 (Bac Giang), Bac Son (Lang Son), Que Vo 2 (Bac Ninh). Within the framework of the program, Canon Vietnam presents near 3,000 reference books, life skills development books, cultural-educational books, ... and bookcases, Canon printers with a total value of 360 million VND, and organizing career orientation for near 10,000 students from grades 10 to 12 of 6 schools.

“Together with Canon depart to the future” is the social activity project “Together with Canon depart to the future” is a social project implemented by Canon Vietnam starting from 2019 with the aim of organizing the career orientation program for pupils and equipping the school’s libraries. This activity also aims to 3 sustainable development goals: goal no. 4 – Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all; goal no. 8 – Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all; goal no. 9 – Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. Canon hopes to help pupils to choose the future career suitable with themselves, family conditions as well as society needs, and help pupils in rural areas increase their opportunities to approach and improve more knowledge and skills. Then, contributing to the development of educating and training as well as the industrialization and modernization of Vietnam.

Delivering speech at the ceremony, Ms. Do Thi Thu Thao – Manager of Assembly Department, Canon Vietnam shared: ““In Japan, the career orientation for pupils is drastically implemented from the secondary school, then after graduating from secondary school, the pupils are able to decide to study at the technical training schools or continue studying at high schools and universities. This is also the common trend of developed countries in the world. To my knowledge, recently Vietnam has applied the proposal of educating career orientation for pupils to catch up with that trend. We hope that through the career orientation program, you will know how to choose the suitable future jobs, how to determine your dreams, as well as how to make plan to make your dream come true. Then, we hope to help Vietnam improve the quality of national human resource training and integrate with regional and international countries.”

Therefore, Canon Vietnam presented over 13,000 reference books, life skills development books, cultural-educational books, ... and about 44 bookcases, 16 library management software system, Canon printer and organizing career orientation for near 45,000 pupils from grades 10 to 12 of 36 high schools of 7 provinces: Hanoi, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Lang Son, Hai Duong, Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho.

With the philosophy of “Kyosei - Living and working together for the common good”, Canon Vietnam hopes that the project will continuously be expanded to more rural schools in the next time in order to contribute more to the development of Vietnam as a leading Japanese enterprise in Vietnam for a sustainable development society, aiming to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Vietnam and the world.

On 26 Jan 2024, Canon Vietnam has coordinate with Hien Luong Primary and Secondary school to organize handover ceremony of renovated classroom for Canon-Ngu Mai Friendship primary branch school, Da Bac district, Hoa Binh province. The ceremony was successfully with the attendance of representatives from the district People’s Committee, Department of Education and Training in Da Bac District, Da Bac Medical Center, Hien Luong Commune People's Committee, and all the teachers and pupils of Ngu Mai branch primary school of Hien Luong Primary & Secondary school.

"Canon Friendship School Chain" project which is one of the social contribution programs of Canon Vietnam based on Kyosei philosophy “Living and working together for the common good” and aims to sustainable development goals which developed by United Nations and Vietnam, in which Goal 1: End all forms of poverty everywhere; Goal 4:Ensure quality, equitable, comprehensive education and promote life- long opportunities for all citizens; Goal 6: Ensure the full supply of and sustainably manage water resources and hygienic systems for all citizens; Goal 11: Promote sustainable, resilient urban and rural development; ensure safe living and working environment; ensure reasonable distribution of population and work force by region. Not only sponsoring classroom, Canon Vietnam also shows its interest by regularly monitoring the situation of the project schools. In 2012, the project's "Reconnecting Schools" program was launched with the purpose of further supporting and creating conditions for students and schools. Since then, many schools have been supported with facilities such as building toilets, renovating classrooms and campuses, and donating learning and teaching supplies to improve learning and teaching conditions teach.

Together with the project "Canon friendship school chain", Canon Vietnam cooperates with the District Youth Union and doctors in province to organize propaganda and consultation programs to raise awareness about protection Health care for students, parents as well as local people – in places which is in still difficult condition, the awareness of health care is still limited, towards the goal of sustainable development “Ensure healthy lives and enhance well-being for people of all ages”. The theme of each propaganda session will be based on the actual situation in each locality.

This is the third time of reconnecting from Canon Vietnam to Canon - Ngu Mai Primary School after being built in 2007 with 4 classrooms. On this visit, the company supported the school in repairing and upgrading classroom buildings by replacing the entire roof, painting all 4 classrooms, and installing additional roofs for the handwashing area and toilets. Canon representatives also presented lovely backpacks, along with towels, crayons, and candy to pupils. Attending the ceremony, students, parents and local people were educated by doctors from the Da Bac district medical center about the harmful effects and prevention of influenza, tonsillitis, pharyngitis and diarrhea. The content of the propaganda article is taught and given practical instructions, combined with vivid video illustrations to help students, parents, and people more clearly visualize how to prevent diseases to protect their health. At the same time, Canon also sponsored 150 Japanese Ehon comic books for classrooms to help children have the opportunity to come into contact with good books, develop their brains, language skills, creative thinking and emotions. At the end of the program, the company also gave 100 gift bags of essential items to local people participating in the health propaganda program.

With the concern from Canon on behalf of the school managing board, the teachers and the children, the school headmaster expressed thank you to all sponsors. The work has important meaning, creates better condition for all the pupils and teachers as well as reduces difficulties for each family of concerning their children’s study. The support and gifts from the company are encouragement for all pupils and teachers to get more achievements in the future.

“Canon Friendship School Chain” project once again affirm Canon's long-term strategic commitment in Vietnam as well as the Kyosei philosophy - Living and working for a common good that Canon has pursued. Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company also the encouragement from Vietnam government and local authorities, the social contribution activities will be expanded widely, achieve more effective results for Vietnam education in particular, and Vietnam society sustainable development in general.

December 8, 2023 , in Ha Noi The Final round took place the contest " Student Intelligence Technology Contest " 2023 is jointly organized by Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union , the Vietnam Student Support and Development Center and Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. Attending the program were representatives of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Central Vietnam Student Association, and the Center for Support and Development of Vietnamese Students; representative of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.; representatives of professional agencies ; representatives of press and television news agencies. After 6 months of implementation, the 2023 " Student Intelligence Technology" competition held on a nationwide scale has received the attention of many engineering students who love to create and manufacture from different Universities, colleges and institutes across the country with 120 teams participating in the topic "Manufacturing automatic envelope folding equipment" . Through evaluation, reviewing preliminary reports, and then directly evaluating the teams' completed competition products via online connection, the Jury Board selected the 21 best teams to participate in the final round of the "Student Intelligence Technology" competition in 2023.

The final round is an opportunity for teams to present their ideas and completed devices, demonstrate their ability to create and apply knowledge to products as well as presentation skills in front of a team of judges in-depth and experienced experts from the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Science and Technology and Technical Directors and experts from Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.

Besides, participating in the program, students also have the opportunity to exchange and answer questions among Canon Vietnam's leading engineers, as well as share knowledge and learn with other teams.

At the end of the program, the organizers awarded 01 first prize worth 30 million VND to team MEET 2 TNUT- Thai Nguyen University of Technology; 02 second prizes each worth 20 million VND to teams TLU Panthers - Thuy Loi University and VUI-20 – Viet Tri University of Industry; 03 third prizes each worth 10 million VND to teams - ADC Rocks – HN University of Science & Technology, TVU WINNER – Tra Vinh University and IMAE-HUMG-01- HN University of Mining & Geology and online voting awards with a total prize value of up to 136 million VND.

In addition, the Organizer also supported research and learning equipment for two universities: Hanoi University of Industry and Hung Yen University of Technology and Education, which actively participated and still lacked equipment to create intellectual technology products, intelligence, mechanical products for students. Teams that reach the final round receive cash rewards, certificates, souvenir cups from the Organizer and receive certificates of merit from the Central Youth Union .

Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the Vietnam Student Support and Development Center and Canon Vietnam hope that the Student Intellectual Technology Competition will become an annual technology event for engineering students. technology, contributing to building high-quality human resources to serve the cause of industrialization and modernization, as well as aiming to complete Vietnam's Sustainable Development goals.

For further information please contact:

1. Center for Vietnamese Student Support and Development
Address: 64 Ba Trieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Phone : 024 6263 1831

2. Public Affair and CSR Div.
Address: Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Phone: 024 3881 2111- Extension: 2217; Fax: 024 3881 1284

19th Oct 2021, Canon Vietnam has coordinate with the People's Committee of Bao Lam district to organize handover ceremony of Canon - Na Phiao friendship primary branch school, Bao Lam district, Cao Bang province. The ceremony was successfully with the attendance of representatives from the district People’s Committee, Department of Education and Training in Bao Lam District, Bao Lam Youth Union, Vinh Quang Commune People's Committee, Bao Lam district medical center and as all the teachers and pupils of Nà Phiáo branch kindergarten of Vinh Quang kindergarten.

"Canon Friendship School Chain" project which is one of the social contribution programs of Canon Vietnam launched in 2007, aims to sustainable development goals which developed by United Nations and Vietnam aims as well as achieve 4 goals: Goal 1: End all forms of poverty everywhere; Goal 4:Ensure quality, equitable, comprehensive education and promote life- long opportunities for all citizens; Goal 6: Ensure the full supply of and sustainably manage water resources and hygienic systems for all citizens; Goal 11: Promote sustainable, resilient urban and rural development; ensure safe living and working environment; ensure reasonable distribution of population and work force by region.

Especially, from 2022, together with the project "Canon friendship school chain", Canon Vietnam cooperates with the District Youth Union and doctors in province to organize propaganda and consultation programs to raise awareness about protection Health care for students, parents as well as local people – in places which is in still difficult condition, the awareness of health care is still limited, towards the goal of sustainable development Ensure healthy lives and enhance well-being for people of all ages. The theme of each propaganda session will be based on the actual situation in each locality such as: drowning prevention, proper body and oral care, prevention of child tooth decay, and reproductive health care for children. women, prevention of dengue fever...

The Canon Na Phiao school under Vinh Quang Kindergarten is built with total of 130m2 include 2 classrooms, 02 WC rooms, 01 kitchen room. Canon Vietnam also presented students 44 nice backpacks, candy, towel, crayon with the total amount of 700 Mil VND. Attending the ceremony, all the school's students & more than 50 parents and local people were propagandized by doctors from the Bao Lam district health center about influenza, diphtheria, dengue fever and shigella. The content of the propaganda post is associated with vivid illustrations, practical instructions to help children, parents and people more clearly visualize how to prevent and treat these diseases by the right. In addition, Canon also sponsors a Japanese Ehon Comic library and supported reading programs for children, helping them have the opportunity to come into contact with good books, develop their brain, language skills, creative thinking and emotions. At the end of the program, CVN present 50 gift packages are essential items to each local people attending the health care program.

With the concern from Canon on behalf of the school managing board, the teachers and the children, the school headmaster expressed thank you to all sponsors. The work has important meaning, creates better condition for all the pupils and teachers as well as reduces difficulties for each family of concerning their children’s study. The support and gifts from the company are encouragement for all pupils and teachers to get more achievements in the future.

“Canon Friendship School Chain” project once again affirm Canon's long-term strategic commitment in Vietnam as well as the Kyosei philosophy - Living and working for a common good that Canon has pursued. Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company also the encouragement from Vietnam government and local authorities, the social contribution activities will be expanded widely, achieve more effective results for Vietnam education in particular, and Vietnam society sustainable development in general.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan relations, with the desire to contribute to the development of Vietnamese children and enhance cultural exchanges between the two countries, Canon Vietnam continues to donate bookshelf and E-hon books to the kindergarten and primary schools in Canon Friendship School Chain project to spread reading culture to Vietnamese children.

Mr. Okamoto – General Director of Canon Vietnam shared that:“E-hon books are considered as “soul food” for children because through small stories illustrated with pictures, they help develop imagination, vocabulary, nurture personality and enrich the child's soul. Moreover, reading books with children every day is also an invisible connection between parents and children. Therefore, I really hope that Vietnamese children will have chance to access E-hon books through teachers at school and parents at home.”

In 2023, Canon Vietnam has and will present total 9 Ehon bookcases with more than 300 E-hon story books to children of their friendship schools: Tu San primary school (Than Uyen, Lai Chau), Na Ban primary school (Cho Don, Bac Kan) and Na Phiao Kindergarten (Bao Lam, Cao Bang).

In addition, at Canon Vietnam's 3 factories, the General Director also sponsored E-hon books for the company library with up to nearly 400 books. E-hon bookcase has attracted many employees who often come to borrow and read with their children.

Canon Vietnam hopes that through its social contribution activities, it will contribute more to the development of Vietnamese children - the future generation of the country.

On 30th July 2023, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. cooperated with the Phu Binh District Youth Union; HEAD of Honda – Vinamotor Phu Binh to organize the handover ceremony of 2.5km lighting system on “Lighting up the countryside” project; organize safety driving training, free changing oil for more than 240 motorbikes in Ha Chau commune, Phu Binh district, Thai Nguyen province.

In the ceremony, there were representatives of District Youth Union, Communes of the project, representative Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., women association, farmer association members, local Television and local people.

This is one of the system in project “Lighting up the country side” in 2023 hold by Canon Vietnam. With the philosophy "Kyosei" - "Living and working for the common good", towards the Sustainable Development Goals, “Lighting up the Countryside” contribute to ensure the traffic safety and to build up the countryside more and more civilized and modern. That also achieves 2 goals: Goal 9: Develop a synchronous quality, reliable, resilient and sustainable system of transportation infrastructure, including inter-regional and trans-border infrastructure, to support socio- economic development and improve human well- being, with a focus on equitable and affordable access for all citizens; Goal 11: Ensure access for all citizens to safe, affordable, convenient and sustainable transport systems; improve traffic safety, notably by expanding public transport with special attention paid to the needs of women, children, persons with disabilities and elderly people.

Representative of Canon Vietnam, Mr. Michiyama stated that: “Lighting up the Countryside” project started from 2013. After 11 years, Canon Vietnam has sponsored nearly 250 kilometers of lighting system in Hanoi, Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Phu Tho, Yen Bai, Thanh Hoa, Lang Son, Tuyen Quang, Vinh Phuc province. Through this project, I hope that more and more streets in small villages will be lightened up to ensure the traffic safety for local people when joining the traffic on these roads.”

Ms.NTH – a local people living in Ha Chau commune happlily shared: “Our traffic has becomed more convenient owing to “Lighting up the country side” project. We can realize the better appearace of the road: cleaner, more beautiful and especially the security is ensured safely. After having this project, we’ve went for a walk every morning and afternoon for a good health. We feel really happy with this meaningful donation.

On the same day, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. cooperated with the Chi Linh City Youth Union; HEAD of Honda – Tien Tien to organize the handover ceremony of 2km lighting system on “Lighting up the countryside” project; organize safety driving training, free changing oil for more than 140 motorbikes in Tan Dan ward, Chi Linh city, Hai Duong province.

On 22th July, 2023, Canon Vietnam cooperated with Soc Son District Youth Union, Hanoi city to organize the handover ceremony lighting system and safety driving training program for Minh Phu Commune with 2.5km of lighting system.

In the coming time, Canon Vietnam will continue to organize handover lighting system in 4 communes of Bac Giang Province: Quynh Son, Tan Lieu commune (Yen Dung Dist.), Viet Tien (Viet Yen Dist.), Nghia Hung (Lang Giang); 5 communes of Bac Ninh Province: Hoai Thuong, Dinh To, Dai Dong Thanh commune (Thuan Thanh Dist.); Xuan Lai & Dong Cuu (Gia Binh District); Dong Tan commune (Huu Lung, Lang Son), Van Yen commune (Me Linh, Vinh Phuc).

Totally, in 2023, there’re 30km of lighting system in 14 communes of 6 provinces in “Lighting up the countryside” project was installed with total 765 million VND sponsored by Canon Vietnam. Especially, from this year, Canon Vietnam will cooperate with HEAD of Honda in each districts to organize safety driving training program; free changing oil for local people in area project implemented.

Canon Vietnam hopes that with the effort of company, local authorities, the encouragement from government and the social contribution activities of Canon Vietnam as well as will contribute more for the development of Vietnam as the leading Japanese enterprise for the sustainable development (SDGs) of Vietnam & the world.

In the morning of May 18, 2023, Canon Vietnam (CVN) in collaboration with the Management Board, the Youth Union of Hanoi Industrial Parks & Export Processing Zones visited and presented gifts to Canon - Tu San school, Ta Mung commune, Than Uyen district. Lai Chau province; at the same time, in collaboration with the District Union, the Health center of Than Uyen district successfully organized a health care propaganda program for nearly 200 pupils and people here. The participant of this program were representatives of the Department of Education and Training of Than Uyen district, the District Union, the Health center of Than Uyen district, the People's Committee and Communist Party committee of Ta Mung commune and all teachers, pupils of Canon – Tu San primary school.

The project "Canon friendship school chain" is one of the first social activities projects of Canon Vietnam implemented since 2007, belongs to the theme "Top Japanese enterprises contribute to the society" towards two sustainable development goals, including: Goal No.4: Ensure quality, inclusive and equitable education and enhance the lifelong learning opportunities for all, and Goal No.17: Enhance implementation and promotion of global partnerships for sustainable development. Until now, CVN has supported 50 schools in 21 northern and central provinces. CVN not only implement the schools’ construction, but also shows the interest by regularly monitoring the situation of the schools of the project. In 2012, the program "Reconnect schools" was implemented with the aim of supporting and creating the better conditions for pupils and schools. Since then, many schools have been supported the facilities such as building toilets, renovating classrooms and whole school areas, donating learning and teaching materials to improve learning and teaching conditions. In 2022, the Health care propaganda program to raise awareness for pupils, parents as well as local people has been implemented with the coordination of the District Youth Union in each locality, towards Sustainable development goal #3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for people of all ages.

This is the third visit of CVN to Canon - Tu San school after being built in 2008 with 2 permanent classrooms. On this visit, the company supported the school to repair and upgrade classrooms, toilets, handwashing areas and equip pupils with additional items such as books, warm clothes, blankets, floor carpets… CVN's representative also personally presented lovely school backpacks, face towels, crayons, and candy to the pupils. Attending the ceremony, the pupils, their parents and local people were also taught the harms and how to prevent school diseases such as myopia, Scoliosis, dental disease... by doctors from Than Uyen district health center. The content was taught and practiced vividly with illustrated videos to help pupils, parents, and people more clearly visualize how to prevent diseases to protect health. At the end of the program, the company presented nearly 200 gifts to pupils, parents and local people attending the program.

Representatives of the Management Board, the Youth Union of Hanoi Industrial Parks and Export Processing Zones also presented to the pupils and the school more books, notebooks, stories, sleeping bags, blankets, mattress and gas stove sets to support more for learning and educational activities so thatthe pupils have the better learning conditions.

2023 is the year marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic friendship relations between Vietnam and Japan, one of the activities implemented to celebrate this special event of CVN is to donate E-Hon comic books for the pupils. These are popular books and are associated with all Japanese children. The contents of the books are small stories illustrated with pictures, helping to bring up the imagination, vocabulary, emotions and enrich children's souls. 50 E-Hon books and 2 bookcases were presented to school. Through this activity, CVN wishes to further contribute to the development of Vietnamese children and strengthen cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Japan.

Also in the series of activities to implement "Reconnect schools" 2023 program, on February 24th and March 3rd, CVN visited and presented gifts to students at Canon - Ban Hiep Friendship primary school (Chiem Hoa, Tuyen Quang) and Canon - Be Tren Friendship kindergarten school (Lac Son, Hoa Binh); and at the beginning of the new school year next time, CVN will visit and present gifts to pupils at Canon - Na Ban Friendship Primary School (Cho Don, Bac Kan). Accordingly, CVN donated the fee to repair and upgrade classrooms, hand washing areas and toilets, water purifiers, school supplies, story books, bookshelves, and backpacks for pupils in schools. The total support for 4 schools in the project "Reconnect schools" in 2023 is nearly 680 million VND.

The "Canon Friendship School Chain" project once again affirms our strategic commitment to long-term development in Vietnam as well as the Kyosei philosophy - Live and work for the common good that Canon always believes and follow. With its efforts and encouragement from the government and local authorities, CVN hopes to contribute to the community and to the further development of Vietnam, towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Vietnam and the world.

[Hanoi – March 17th, 2023] Today, Canon Vietnam Co.,Ltd cooperated with the Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Center to organize biodiversity conservation activities at the Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Center in Soc Son, Hanoi. Attending the program were representatives of the Center’s management board, representatives of Canon Vietnam Co.,Ltd and company’s volunteers.

The activity “Biodiversity conservation” has been carried out by Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd since 2019 with the goal of joining hands to contribute to biodiversity conservation and realize the sustainable development goals. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations in general and of Vietnam in particular, which include: Goal 15 – Protecting and restoring terrestrial ecosystems, conserving biodiversity; Goal 14 – Sustainable protection and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems. The implementation of these goals is also aimed at responding to and preventing climate change in Goal 13.

The representative of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd visited and presented the Hanoi Wildlife Rescue Center with some equipment for conservation work such as disc cutters, driller, washing machines. In addition, representatives of the Company and volunteers also directly planted trees such as myrtle, schefflera octophylla to create a landscape similar to the natural environment of saved animals such as wildcats, monkeys,… to create better conditions for the recovery of the animal's health and instincts before being returned to the wild.

In the near future, on March 24th, 2023, the Company will continue to carry out biodiversity conservation activities at the Bear Conservation Center in Nho Quan, Ninh Binh province. In this time, the Company will visit and donate to the Center lawn mowers for clearing grass in the semi-wild area for bears. In addition, the company's volunteers will participate in the planting of bananas near this area to feed the bears.

This is the fifth year the biodiversity conservation program has been implemented. With the philosophy of "Symbiosis - Live and work for the common good", Canon Vietnam will continue to replicate this activity so that it can contribute more to the conservation of biodiversity and actively contribute to the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Vietnam and the world.

On 24th Feb 2023, Canon Vietnam, Ella Charity have coordinate with the People's Committee of Son Bao commune to organize handover ceremony of Canon - Ella – Nuoc Rinh friendship kindergarten branch school, Son Bao commune, Son Ha district, Quang Ngai province. The ceremony was successfully with the attendance of representatives from Department of Education and Training in Son Ha District, Son Bao Commune People's Committee, local people as well as all the teachers and pupils.

“Canon Friendship School Chain” project is one of project contributing Vietnam’s community based on the Kyosei philosophy - Living and working for a common good; as well as achieve 4 goals:Goal 1: End all forms of poverty everywhere; Goal 4:Ensure quality, equitable, comprehensive education and promote life- long opportunities for all citizens; Goal 6Ensure the full supply of and sustainably manage water resources and hygienic systems for all citizens; Goal 11 : Promote sustainable, resilient urban and rural development; ensure safe living and working environment; ensure reasonable distribution of population and work force by region.

The Nuoc Rinh branch kindergarten, Huong Duong kindergarten includes 1 new classroom, 1 new toilet (WC) and 1 teacher’s room for the school with area of more than 98.4m2. Besides classroom handover, Canon Vietnam presented 50 set of gifts for pupils include back bag, facial towel & studying equipment with the total budget of 500,000,000 VND by Canon Vietnam and Ella Charity Fund. In the handover ceremony at Nuoc Rinh branch kindergarten, Canon’s representative shared: “Up to now, the "Canon Friendship School Chain" project has supported the construction of classrooms, toilets, and donated teaching and learning equipment to 50 schools, and one of them is your school. With this small contribution of our company, I hope to help all pupils have a better and better environment.”

With the concern from Canon and Ella Charity Funds, on behalf of the school managing board, the teachers and the pupils, the school headmaster expressed thank you to all sponsors. The work has important meaning, creates better condition for all the pupils and teachers as well as reduces difficulties for each family of concerning their pupils’ study. The support and gifts from the company are encouragement for all pupils and teachers to get more achievements in the future.

Canon Vietnam hopes that with the efforts of company also the encouragement from Vietnam government and local authorities, the social contribution activities will be expanded widely, achieve more effective results for Vietnam education in particular, and Vietnam society development in general. Besides that, our project always hopes to receive the support and cooperation from the community, volunteers to bring meaningful activities to poor children in the whole country.

With the goal of contributing to the sustainable development of the residential community around the industrial park by solving social problems through the form of sponsorship and support for 4 communes around Thang Long Industrial Park including: Kim Chung, Hai Boi, Dai Mach Commune, & Vong La Communes, Dong Anh District, Hanoi, The Thang Long Industrial Park Social Responsibility Committee (SRC) was established in 2006 with 20 members including Canon Vietnam. By 2022, the number of members participating in SRC has reached 45 members. Activities of SRC focus on four main topics: education, environment, health & culture.

In the early days of 2023, Canon Vietnam and representatives of enterprises in SRC awarded meaningful gifts of 200 scholarships (50 students/commune) to elementary and junior high school students with difficult circumstances, giving Tet gifts to 80 poor households (20 households/commune).

Besides presenting gifts for students and households, SRC also donated equipment to the locality to further actively support health, environmental and cultural activities. On February 15 & 16, representatives of SRC visited and donated 100 rubbish bins to Co Dien village, Hai Boi commune and medical cabinets, waiting tables and chairs for to Dai Mach Commune Health Center. After that, on February 22 & 23, a set of exercise equipment was also given to Dai Do village, Vong La commune, and a newly equipped sound system for Nhue village, Kim Chung commune.

Canon Vietnam commits that together with enterprises in SRC, will continue to accompany and support communes towards sustainable development goals - The Sustainable Development Goals initiated by the United Nations, thereby contributing to the realization of sustainable development goals. realizing Vietnam's sustainable development goals.

On December 29, 2022, at Hanoi Construction Engineering University, the Final Round and Exhibition of “Student Chie-Tech Contest 2022” was organized by Ho Chi Minh Central Youth Union, Vietnamese Student Support and Development Center and Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. Attending the program, there were representatives of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, Vietnam Student Association Central, Vietnamese Student Support and Development Center; Representative of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. representatives of professional agencies; Youth Union, Student Union, students from universities in Northern; representatives of news and press agencies.

After 3 years of implementing the Contest in the North area, this year is the first time the Contest was organized nation-wide and attract the participant of many technical students from Universities in the North and South area for the first time with total 160 teams registered to produce auto clipping paper equipment.

Through the preliminary reports, progress evaluation round and completing evaluation round by online method with the specific advices and follow-up of Canon Vietnam’s engineers. 18 excellent teams had been selected to attend the final round and exhibition of the "Student Chie-tech Contest” 2022.

At the final round, teams will present their final products and perform their presentation skills to convince the experienced judges who come from Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Science and Technology and Technical Directors, experts from Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.

Mr. Takano Keichi – General Manager of Manufacturing Engineering Division of Canon Vietnam shared: ““It’s easily to realize that the student’s products this year are very compact, no use pressed air, only few products use electronic and motor. I highly appreciated the quality of products this years, you have shown your understanding about Chie-tech and applied it in actual products. Even for the teams who join the contest for the first time, you also study quickly about Chie-tech technology and apply it in product effectively.”

CanonVietnam believed that participating this competition, students can have good chance to learn and improve the knowledge in manufacturing products and useful skills as teamwork, presentation, plan making, risk management…. These skills and knowledge will be helpful for you in the future career.

In the end, the organizers awarded 01 first prize worth VND 30 million to the team BK Helios – Hanoi University of Science & Technology; 02 second prizes each worth VND 20 million belonged to the team BK Flat – Hanoi University of Science & Technology and Gia Bao HaUI – Hanoi University of Industry; TLU- AZ from Thuy Loi University, VUI-TMH from Viet Tri University of Industry, Mechatronics Vinh Long from Vinh Long University of Industry Education won third prize each worth VND 10 million. The win teams will receive a cash prize, cup, a certificate from the Organizer and a certificate of merit from the Central Youth Union.

Ho Chi Minh Central Communist Youth Union, Vietnamese Student Support and Development Center and Canon Vietnam wishes that through Student Chie-Tech Contest, technical students will develop more knowledge and skills in manufacturing automation Chie-tech equipment, contribute to building high quality human resources for the cause of industrialization and modernization, as well as to release the Sustainable Development Goals of Vietnam.

For detail information, please contact:

1. Vietnamese Students Development and Support Center
Address: No.64 Ba Trieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Phone: 024 626318557; Fax: 04 38263874

2. General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., LTD
Address: Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Phone: 024 3881 2111; Fax: 024 3881 1284

Official Facebook of Student Chie-tech Contest: https://www.facebook.com/chietechcontest/

On 30th Nov, 2022, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. in cooperation with the Provincial Youth Union of Bac Ninh successfully organized “Hand in hand for a green environment” program for pupils at Lac Ve 1 primary school, Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province. This program has received enthusiastic participation by all teachers, pupils of the school as well as the attention of the delegates from Education and Training Department of Tien Du district, Tien Du district of Youth Union, Lac Ve Commune People's Committee.

This program is one of the annual events of Canon Vietnam with the aim to raise awareness of environmental protection for the pupils and guide them how to protect the environment through small actions in everyday life, the program also inspires and raises awareness of environmental protection in rural area for the local people and the young people. At the same time, contributing to the realization of 5 Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) of the United Nations in general and of Vietnam in particular, in which: Goal No. 6: Reduce contamination, liquid discharge; Goal No. 11: Reduce environmental effect to life; Goal No. 12: Ensure to use effective nature resources, Reduce and manage wastes and chemicals; Goal No. 13: Enhance education and raise awareness; Goal No. 15: Give solutions to reduce natural regression and animal extinct.

At the ceremony, Mr. Pham Quoc Huy – Manager of Environment Department, representative of Canon Vietnam said:“As you know, Vietnam is one of the 5 countries which have the most serious influence from the climate change around the world with some phenomenon such as: drought, flood, tides. Not only in warning places but also everywhere from urban to rural area, living environment is seriously polluted especially plastic pollution. Thus, to reduce the plastic and protect environment aren’t only responsibility of organizations but also all. Today, you will study about the disadvantage of plastic, 3R methods to reduce plastic: reduce, reuse, recycle and classify. I believe when we all take small but practical actions together to protect the environment, we will surely live in a fresh, green, beautiful environment."

The environment education program provides pupils the basic environmental knowledge of fauna and flora and polluted issues in Vietnam as well as around the global. The content is presented through vivid video and photo to help them visualize more clearly the environmental situation and to acquire knowledge more easily. Thereby, pupils can understand the importance of environmental protection, their importance role in protecting environment through small action in daily life. In the program, pupils also are trained about 3R activities as well as reducing plastic rubbish, recycle organic rubbish in accordance with Government’s policies. Besides, pupils can join many funny games such as “Rubbish Classification”- practicing rubbish classification like recycle, organic, inorganic rubbish; “Living Environment”- finding suitable living place of animals. Through the vivid photos, video and analyzes of pupils and presenters, it’s easy for pupils to remember the information that programmers desire.

In addition, Canon presented 400 gift sets for pupils as crayons and useful living skill books, knowledge books about environment, nature, science & technology and human. Therefore, it is easy for pupils to know more about life, human and nature as well as improve skills in environment protection and living skills. Moreover, Canon also presented 1 printer and 4 three-compartment-rubbish-bins for school to support teaching process and environment protection.

To continue success of program in Lac Ve 1 primary school, Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province, Canon will cooperate with Bac Giang Provincial Communist Youth Union to implement program in Tam Hiep primary school, Yen The district, Bac Giang province. Thus, in 2022, there are about 700 pupils are trained in these programs and Canon Vietnam presents nearly 700 meaningful gift sets as equipment to support teaching process and environment protection.

With a philosophy aimed at a Green - Clean - Beautiful environment and sustainable development, Canon Vietnam has been implementing many social activities such as "For a green Vietnam" at Thanh Hoa, Bac Giang, Yen Bai provinces, environmental protection campaign, garbage collecting in response of World Environment Day, Earth Hour…to contribute to make Vietnam’s environment healthier and enhance people's awareness of the need to protect our environment. Hopefully, with the contribution of Canon Vietnam and everyone, environment will become greener, cleaner and more beautiful.

On 2nd November 2022, Vietnam Students Development & Support Center; Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd; Hanoi city Team Council organized the handover ceremony of green parks 2022 at Trung Yen primary school, Cau Giay district, Ha Noi. With the aim of joining hands with the urban areas creates more green parks in order to increase the rate of green trees, minimize air pollution, protect the environment, and at the same time raise people's awareness of environmental protection issues; contribute to to complete the sustainable development goals of Vietnam.

After 2 years of implementation, the project has built 6 small green parks at 6 primary schools in 6 central districts: Tay Ho, Thanh Xuan, Cau Giay, Ba Dinh, Hoan Kiem and Dong Da with total value up to more than 1.2 billion. These small green parks not only contribute to increasing the percentage of trees in schools to help reduce air pollution, but also create green spaces for students and teachers to perform other useful activities, outdoor library, organize learning activities about plants...

At the handover ceremony, the representatives of Canon Vietnam and Vietnam Student Development and Support Center present 3 green park to 3 primary schools including: Trung Yen, Quang An, and Dang Tran Con.

Also in the ceremony, more than 60 beautiful paintings selected from more than 5000 paintings for the painting contest "Children's Green Park" were displayed.

Besides, the pupils of Trung Yen primary school also participated in the propaganda program on environmental protection organized by Canon Vietnam. Through vivid illustrations pictures, video, interesting questions and answers, the students learned about the current situation of the surrounding environment, what they can do by small actions to protect the environment, and reduce plastic waste.

With the success of the project, in the coming time Canon Vietnam, Vietnam Student Development and Support Center will continue to implement the project not only in schools but also in other areas in the city. to contribute to bring green space to the capital.

Vietnam Students Development & Support Center and Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. hope that project will expand more scale not only in Hanoi but also in other urban areas of Vietnam, contributing to preserve and protect sustainable environment and the Sustainable Development Goals.

20th Oct 2022, Canon Vietnam, Ella Charity have coordinate with the People's Committee of Meo Vac district to organize handover ceremony of Canon - Ella – Na Pu B friendship primary branch school, Meo Vac district, Ha Giang province. The ceremony was successfully with the attendance of representatives from the district People’s Committee, Department of Education and Training in Meo Vac District, Meo Vac Youth Union, Niem Tong Commune People's Committee and as all the teachers and pupils of Nà Pù B branch

"Canon Friendship School Chain" project which is one of the social contribution programs of Canon Vietnam launched in 2007, aims to 4 sustainable development goals which developed by United Nations and Vietnam including goal number 1: End poverty everywhere; goal #4: Ensure quality, equitable and inclusive education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all; Goal 6: Ensure adequate and sustainable management of water resources and sanitation for all; Goal No. 11: Sustainable and resilient urban and rural development; ensure a safe living and working environment; reasonable distribution of population and labor by region.

Especially, from 2022, together with the project "Canon friendship school chain", Canon Vietnam cooperates with the District Youth Union in province to organize propaganda and consultation programs to raise awareness about protection Health care for students, parents as well as local people – in places which is in still difficult condition, the awareness of health care is still limited, towards the goal of sustainable development No. 3 : Ensure healthy lives and enhance well-being for people of all ages. The theme of each propaganda session will be based on the actual situation in each locality such as: drowning prevention, proper body and oral care, prevention of child tooth decay, and reproductive health care for children. women, prevention of dengue fever...

The Canon – Ella – Na Pu B school under Niem Tong Kindergarten is built include 1 classroom, 1 teacher room, 1 WC area with 73.2m2. Canon Vietnam also presented students nice backpacks, candy, towel, crayon with the total amount of more than 380 Mil VND. Attending the ceremony, all the school's students & more than 140 parents and local people were propagandized by doctors from the Meo Vac district health center about the role, benefits and instructions on personal hygiene in right way. The content of the propaganda post is associated with vivid illustrations, practical instructions to help children, parents and people more clearly visualize how to wash hands, face, brush teeth to prevent tooth decay and take a bath. the right way for children. At the end of the program, CVN present 140 pieces of curtains to local people attending the program.

With the concern from Canon and Ella Charity Funds, on behalf of the school managing board, the teachers and the children, the school headmaster expressed thank you to all sponsors. The work has important meaning, creates better condition for all the pupils and teachers as well as reduces difficulties for each family of concerning their children’s study. The support and gifts from the company are encouragement for all pupils and teachers to get more achievements in the future.

“Canon Friendship School Chain” project once again affirm Canon's long-term strategic commitment in Vietnam as well as the Kyosei philosophy - Living and working for a common good that Canon has pursued. Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company also the encouragement from Vietnam government and local authorities, the social contribution activities will be expanded widely, achieve more effective results for Vietnam education in particular, and Vietnam society development in general. Besides that, our project always hopes to receive the support and cooperation from the community, volunteers to bring meaningful activities to poor children in the whole country.

On the morning of October 7, 2022, Canon Vietnam visited and presented gifts to Canon - Pu Nhi friendship school in Pu Nhi commune, Dien Bien Dong district, Dien Bien province - one of 50 schools belonging to Canon friendship school chain project. At the same time, CVN cooperated with the District Youth Union, the Dien Bien Dong District Medical Center successfully organized a health care propaganda program for nearly 500 students and people here. Attending the program were representatives of the district education and training department, the district union, the medical center of Dien Bien Dong district, the People's Committee and Party Committee of Pu Nhi commune, along with all teachers and students. of Pu Nhi Kindergarten, journalists and local people.

"Canon Friendship School Chain" project which is one of the earliest social contribution programs of Canon Vietnam launched in 2007, aims to 2 sustainable development goals including Target No.4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, and target no.17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. Until now, Canon Vietnam has been sponsored for 50 school in 21 provinces in the Northern and Center of Vietnam. It is not only sponsoring classrooms but also showing care by constantly monitoring the situation of the schools in the project. Launched in 2012, “Reconnect Friendship School Chain” project with the goal of supporting and facilitating more students and school. Since then, many schools have been supported with facilities such as the construction of toilets, renovation of classrooms, school premises, donations of learning and teaching equipment to improve the learning and teaching conditions.

Especially, From 2022, together with the project "Canon friendship school chain", Canon Vietnam cooperates with the District Youth Union in province to organize propaganda and consultation programs to raise awareness about protection Health care for students, parents as well as local people – in places which is in still difficult condition, the awareness of health care is still limited, towards the goal of sustainable development No. 3 : Ensure healthy lives and enhance well-being for people of all ages. The theme of each propaganda session will be based on the actual situation in each locality such as: drowning prevention, proper body and oral care, prevention of child tooth decay, and reproductive health care for children. women, prevention of dengue fever...

The Canon-PuNhi friendship school in this visit was built in 2016 with 4 classrooms and 1 WC. The school was built in 2017 with 4 classrooms & 1 WC. Until now, the school keep good condition & use effectively. On this visit, Canon Vietnam presented the school with equipment for students' learning and activities such as sponge carpet, blankets…; Canon Vietnam also presented students nice backpacks, candy, towel, crayon. Attending the ceremony, all the school's students & more than 150 parents and local people were propagandized by doctors from the Dien Bien Dong district health center about the role, benefits and instructions on personal hygiene in right way. The content of the propaganda post is associated with vivid illustrations, practical instructions to help children, parents and people more clearly visualize how to wash hands, face, brush teeth to prevent tooth decay and take a bath. the right way for children. At the end of the program, CVN present 150 pieces of curtains to local people attending the program.

Also in the series of activities to reconnect the Canon friendship school 2022, before that, on August 26 and 29, Canon Viet visited and gave gifts to students at Canon - Bang Huu primary school. Chi Lang, Lang Son) and Canon School - Khu Men (Tan Son, Phu Tho); And on October 19th is Canon - Vemba 5-Hoa Si Pan preschool (Quan Ba, Ha Giang). Accordingly, the company donated funds to repair and upgrade classrooms, handwashing areas and toilets, library bookshelves for schools, school supplies, story books, and backpacks for students. at school sites. Total sponsor amount to support 4 schools in the project "reconnect Canon friendship school 2022 " is nearly 500 million VND. Especially, from this year, Canon Vietnam will coordinate with the district union in each locality to organize health care propaganda programs as well as give practical gifts to students as well as people in the project areas. judgment.

Canon Vietnam hopes that with the effort of company, local authorities, the encouragement from government and the contribution from young Canon volunteers, the social contribution activities of Canon Vietnam as well as “Canon volunteer network on social & culture activities” will contribute more for the development of Vietnam as the leading Japanese enterprise for the sustainable development (SDGs) of Vietnam & the world.

On 28th Aug 2022, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. cooperated with the Phu Binh District Youth Union; Head of Honda – Vinamotor Phu Binh to organize the handover ceremony of 2.5km lighting system on “Lighting up the countryside” project; organize safety driving training, free changing oil for more than 240 motorbikes in Duong Thanh commune, Phu Binh district, Thai Nguyen province.

In the ceremony, there were representatives of District Youth Union, Communes of the project, representative Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., women association, farmer association members, local Television and all local people.

This is one of the system in project “Lighting up the country side” in 2022 hold by Canon Vietnam. With the philosophy "Kyosei" - "Living and working for the common good", towards the Sustainable Development Goals, “Lighting up the Countryside” contribute to ensure the traffic safety and to build up the countryside more and more civilized and modern. That also achieves 2 goals: Goal 9: Develop a synchronous quality, reliable, resilient and sustainable system of transportation infrastructure, including inter-regional and trans-border infrastructure, to support socio- economic development and improve human well- being, with a focus on equitable and affordable access for all citizens; Goal 11: Ensure access for all citizens to safe, affordable, convenient and sustainable transport systems; improve traffic safety, notably by expanding public transport with special attention paid to the needs of women, children, persons with disabilities and elderly people.

Representative of Canon Vietnam, Mr. Onishi stated that: “Lighting up the Countryside” project started from 2013. After 10 years, Canon Vietnam has sponsored nearly 220 kilometers of lighting system in Hanoi, Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Phu Tho, Yen Bai, Thanh Hoa, Lang Son, Tuyen Quang province. Through this project, I hope that more and more streets in small villages will be lightened up to ensure the traffic safety for local people when joining the traffic on these roads.”

On 14th, 20th & 21th Aug, 2022, Canon Vietnam cooperated with Chi Linh District Youth Union, Hai Duong Province; Soc Son District Youth Union, Ha Noi and Yen Lac District Youth Union, Vinh Phuc Province to organize the handover ceremony lighting system and safety driving training program for Hoang Tan Ward (Chi Linh, Hai Duong); Hien Ninh Commune (Soc Son, Ha Noi); Binh Dinh Commune (Yen Lac, Vinh Phuc) with 6km of lighting system.

In the coming time, Canon Vietnam will continue to organize handover lighting system in 3 communes of Bac Giang Province: Mai Dinh (Hiep Hoa District), Minh Duc (Viet Yen District), Huong Lac (Lang Giang); 5 communes of Bac Ninh Province: Han Quang (Que Vo District); Hoan Son & Lien Bao (Tien Du District); Dai Lai & Nhan Thang (Gia Binh District); Phu Thinh Commune (Dai Tu, Thai Nguyen); Thanh Son commune (Huu Lung, Lang Son).

Totally, in 2022, there’re 35km of lighting system in 14 communes of 7 provinces in “Lighting up the countryside” project were installed with total 780 million VND sponsored by Canon Vietnam. Especially, from this year, Canon Vietnam will cooperate with Head of Honda in each districts to organize safety driving training program; free changing oil for local people in area project implemented.

Canon Vietnam hopes that with the effort of company, local authorities, the encouragement from government and the social contribution activities of Canon Vietnam as well as will contribute more for the development of Vietnam as the leading Japanese enterprise for the sustainable development (SDGs) of Vietnam & the world.

On July 25th 2022, at the conference hall of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, 62 Ba Trieu, Hanoi, the launching ceremony of “Student Chie-tech Contest” 2022 was hold successfully by Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and Vietnam Student Support and Development Center. This is 4th time that contest is held.

After the successful contest in 2021 with more than 74 creative ideas, products from more than 12 technical universities throughout the Northern are, this year, the contest will be expanded for all technical students in whole Vietnam.

“Student Chie-Tech Contest” is a contest of automatic equipment manufacturing. Chie (in Japanese) is intellectual & Tech (abbreviation of technology in English) is technology, Chie-Tech is used to improve the production efficiency and quality. Chie-tech products are often small and have low cost so it can be easily replaced for expensive machines and it can be flexible in responding to the change of production. Therefore, it can be said that Chie-tech plays a very important role in production activities.

“Student Chie-Tech” Contest is for technical students from universities and colleges throughout Vietnam and aims to improve student’s skills of research, creativity and manufacturing aimed to study, create and develop automation products associated with the actual operation of enterprises with saving-cost, actively supporting production activities of enterprises. In addition, when participating in the contest, students also have the opportunity to communicate with engineers and skilled experts in the field of industrial engineering; to exchange and learn from each other, to express themselves to improve the skills of success in the future.

In “Student Chie-Tech Contest”, students will participate in designing and manufacturing automatic products under the topic given by Canon. The topic: Manufacturing automatic equipment to clip paper. Teams will be supported a budget to manufacture equipment. In the Contest this year, Technical Advisor Team will strengthen more following activity and checking progress to support for student teams complete their product effectively.

Excellent products will be selected to participate in the online voting round and "Student Chie-Tech Exhibition and Final round" that will be held in Hanoi in December 2022. The Judge Board are professional experts from Canon Vietnam, manufacturing techniques and representatives of the Central Youth Union. At the festival, students who interested in science and technology will have the opportunity to meet and communicate with professional technical experts and engineers from domestic and abroad. The Organizer will award prizes for the best products with the following structure: - 01 First Prize value 30 million VND, certificate and Merit of Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union
- 02 Second Prizes value 20 million VND per one, certificate and Merit of Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union
- 03 Third Prizes value 10 million VND per one, certificate and Merit of Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union
Prizes for most favorite products through online voting: - 01 First Prize value 03 million VND and certification from the Organizers.
- 01 Second Prize value 02 million VND and certification from the Organizers.
- 01 Third Prize value 01 million VND and certification from the Organizers
Group prize:
- 03 prizes for the school with the highest number of application & reports (for 03 schools in 03 regions in the North, Central, Central Highlands and South, only for schools with 05 or more application & reports): each prize 5 million VND in cash.
- 03 prizes for provinces and cities with the highest number of application & reports (for 03 provinces and cities in 03 regions of the North, the Central region, the Central Highlands and the South, only for the provinces and cities with 10 or more application & reports): each prize is VND 5 million in cash.

Besides, the students with good results in the contest will also have the opportunity to intern and work at Canon Vietnam.

The Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Vietnam Student Support and Development Center and Canon Vietnam wish that the “Student Chie-Tech Contest” will become an annual event on technology for technical student, increasingly expand scale, contribute to building high quality human resources to serve the development of supporting industry, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals of Vietnam in the coming time.

For detail information, please contact:

1. Vietnamese Students Development and Support Center
Address: No.64 Ba Trieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Phone: 024 626318557; Fax: 04 38263874

2. General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., LTD
Address: Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Phone: 024 3881 2111; Fax: 024 3881 1284

Official Facebook of Student Chie-tech Contest: https://www.facebook.com/chietechcontest/

On 25th May 2022, Vietnam Students Development & Support Center; Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd; Hanoi city Team Council organized the handover ceremony of green parks 2021 and kick off "The little green park in the the city" project of 2022 at Hoang Dieu primary school, Doi Can street, Ba Dinh Ward, Hanoi.

With the aim of joining hands with the urban areas creates more green parks in order to increase the rate of green trees, minimize air pollution, protect the environment, and at the same time raise people's awareness of environmental protection issues; contribute to to complete the sustainable development goals of Vietnam. “The little green park in the the city" project was implemented from 2021.

In the first year of implementation, the project built 3 green parks at 3 primary schools including Hoang Dieu, Trang An and Luong Yen with a total value of up to 600 million VND. In addition, the online environmental protection propaganda program organized by Canon Vietnam also attracted the participation of more than 300 students from 3 schools implementing the project.

Mr. Hirokazu Komatsu, General Manager of Facility and Environment of Canon Vietnam; Mr. Lam Tung, Director of the Vietnamese Student Support and Development Center awarded works to 3 schools in the program.

Following the success, in 2022 the project will continue to be implemented in 3 Wards of Hanoi including: Tay Ho, Thanh Xuan, Cau Giay.

The little green park in the the city" project includes the following main activities:

The drawing competition for primary pupils about "The little green park in the the city"; The contest will take place from …May, 2022 to 20 Jun 2022. The organizers will select 3 excellent works from 3 schools to award. Each prize is worth 1 million VND with a certificate of merit, a certificate of participation in the Competition of the Organizing Committee

Build and donate green parks to 3 schools in 3 Wards. Each green parks built at each school will be a small green park with trees having lots of green leaves, good CO2 absorption, and large shade coverage suitable with the specific area and space of each school. The little green parks not only contribute to creating a green environment for the school, but also are spaces for students and teachers to perform other useful activities such as arranging outdoor libraries, organizing learning activities about plants...

Organize environmental protection propaganda program and volunteer activities to support schools to raise awareness and practice of environmental protection.

Vietnam Student Development and Support Center and Canon Vietnam wish that through this project, students and youth union members of Ho Chi Minh Communist Party as well as young people and people of Vietnam will raise awareness of environmental protection, care and protection of trees, contribute to conservation and sustainable environmental protection towards the realization of Vietnam's sustainable development goals.

For more details, please contact:

1. Vietnam Students Development & Support Center.
Address: 64 Ba Trieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Tel: 024 6263 1760

2. General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Address: Lot A1, Thăng Long IP, Đông Anh dist., Hanoi
Tel: 024 3881 2111- Ext: 2217; Fax: 024 3881 1284

All details about the competition plan are posted on the following websites, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cvntuyendung/
https://cvn.canon/
https://www.facebook.com/trungtamVSDS
http://vsds.vn/

With the desire to contribute to the development of Vietnamese children and enhance cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Japan, from 2017 up to now, Canon Vietnam has been supporting More Production Vietnam Company to carry out the publication of comic books in the « E-Hon Project». «E-hon Project» is implemented by More company by purchasing copyrights of special E-hon books from Publishers in Japan, then translating from Japanese to Vietnamese, printing book, distribute it for free, or sell it at a low price.

Through the Ehon project, Vietnamese children will have the opportunity to approach famous Japanese books which are considered as "food for the soul" for children. Through small stories illustrated with pictures, the book will help nurture imagination, vocabulary, nurture emotions and enrich children's souls.

Canon Vietnam also coordinated with More Production Company to organize more interesting activities such as book presenting, book reading activity and Origami art folding activity for children at Canon – San Phang Cao friendship school (Lai Chau province).

Besides contributing activities to society in the fields of education and training, environmental protection, industrialization and modernization of Vietnam, Canon Vietnam also participates in contributing to cultural events towards development the friendship between Vietnam and Japan.

In 2021 and 2022, the Company has been supporting the Vietnam Symphony Orchestra to organize performances with diverse repertoire from classical and romantic musical compositions to modern Vietnamese and international musicians. The performances are led and conducted by talented Japanese conductor - Mr. Honna Tetsuji with the presence of famous artists from Vietnam and Japan.

On Mar 28th, 2022, Canon Vietnam cooperated with Hung Vuong Tour and Bac Ninh, Bac Giang Provincial Youth Union, Dong Anh Districial Youth Union - Hanoi, Kim Anh High school – Hanoi, Huu Lung Districial Youth Union orrganize successfully the career orienting and equipping library program, named “Together with Canon depart to the future” for about 8,000 students in: Hiep Hoa no. 4 High school and Phuong Son High school (Bac Giang); Ly Thuong Kiet High school (Bac Ninh); Dong Anh High school & Kim Anh High school (Hanoi); Huu Lung High school (Lang Son).

“Together with Canon depart to the future” is the social activity project “Together with Canon depart to the future” is a social project implemented by Canon Vietnam starting from 2019 with the aim of organizing the career orientation program for pupils and equipping the school’s libraries. This activity also aim to 3 sustainable development goals: goal no. 4 – Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all; goal no. 8 – Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all; gola no. 9 – Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. Canon hopes to help pupils to choose the future career suitable with themselves, family conditions as well as society needs, and help pupils in rural areas increase their opportunities to approach and improve more knowledge and skills. Then, contributing to the development of educating and training as well as the industrialization and modernization of Vietnam.

Within the framework of the program, Canon Vietnam presents about 3,000 reference books, life skills development books, cultural-educational books, ... and bookcases, library management software system, Canon printers with a total value of 300 million VND, and organizing career orientation for about 8,000 students from grades 10 to 12 of 6 schools.

Delivering speech at the ceremony, Ms Dao Thi Thu Huyen – Senior Manager of Public Affair and CSR Promotion Division, Canon Vietnam shared: “In Japan, the career orientation for pupils is drastically implemented from the secondary school, then after graduating from secondary school, the pupils are able to decide to study at the technical training schools or continue studying at high schools and universities. This is also the common trend of developed countries in the world. To my knowledge, recently Vietnam has applied the proposal of educating career orientation for pupils to catch up with that trend. We hope that through the career orientation program, you will know how to choose the suitable future jobs, how to determine your dreams, as well as how to make plan to make your dream come true. Then, we hope to help Vietnam improve the quality of national human resource training and integrate with regional and international countries.”

Therefore, Canon Vietnam prsented over 10,000 reference books, life skills development books, cultural-educational books, ... and over 30 bookscase, 15 library management sofware system, Canon printer and organizing carrer orientation for over 28,000 pupils from grades 10 to 12 of 18 high schools of 7 provinces: Hanoi, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Lang Son, Hai Duong, Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho.

With the philosophy of “Kyosei - Living and working together for the common good”, Canon Vietnam hopes that the project will continuously be expanded to more rural schools in the next time in order to contribute more to the development of Vietnam as a leading Japanese enterprise in Vietnam for a sustainable development society, aiming to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Vietnam and the world.

On December 24, 2021, at Hanoi Children Palace, the Final Round and Exhibition of “Student Chie-Tech Contest 2021” was organized by Ho Chi Minh Central Youth Union, Vietnamese Student Support and Development Center and Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. Attending the program, there were representatives of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, Vietnam Student Association Central, Vietnamese Student Support and Development Center; Representative of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. representatives of professional agencies; Youth Union, Student Union, students from universities in Northern; representatives of news and press agencies. This event was also livestream of official page of the contest, page of Canon Vietnam and Central Youth Union so that more students can reach the program.

This is the third year “Student Chie-Tech Contest” 2021 was organized and had become annual contest for technical students. This contest is an environment for technical students to improve their research, development, and manufacturing skills for automatic products with low cost and high efficiency by applying their intelligence and technology. Besides, students had the opportunity to practice and develop soft skills for future success.

This year, contest has received the attention of many technical students from universities, colleges and academies throughout the North with number of registered increased dramatically compared to previous years. With the theme of manufacturing automatic screw assembly equipment, there were 97 teams registered to join. Through the preliminary reports, progress evaluation round and completing evaluation round by online method with the specific advices and follow-up of Canon Vietnam’s engineers. 13 excellent teams had been selected to attend the final round and exhibition of the "Student Chie-tech Contest” 2021.

At the final round, teams will present their final products and perform their presentation skills to convince the experienced judges who come from Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Science and Technology and Technical Directors, experts from Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. The Judge Team members were highly appreciated the quality of products this years, they have shown their understanding about Chie-tech and applied it in actual products. In the previous years, the equipment of students still applied much automation, pressed airs, PC...with high cost, this year, the equipment has movements linkage, use less electric and pressed airs, so that, the equipment is produced with low cost, flexible and compact in accordance with concept of Chie-tech.

In the end, the organizers awarded 01 first prize worth VND 30 million to the team The Cim Light – Hanoi University of Science & Technology; 02 second prizes each worth VND 20 million belonged to the team BK JP and NF404 of Hanoi University of Science & Technology; EPU TMT – Electric Power University, MEET1-TNTU – Thai Nguyen University of Technology, CĐT-PKA3- Phenikaa University won third prize each worth VND 10 million and online voting prizes. The win teams will receive a cash prize, cup, a certificate from the Organizer and a certificate of merit from the Central Youth Union. Ho Chi Minh Central Communist Youth Union, Vietnamese Student Support and Development Center and Canon Vietnam wishes that through Student Chie-Tech Contest, technical students will develop more knowledge and skills in manufacturing automation Chie-tech equipment, contribute to building high quality human resources for the cause of industrialization and modernization, as well as to release the Sustainable Development Goals of Vietnam.

For detail information, please contact:

1. Vietnamese Students Development and Support Center
Address: No.64 Ba Trieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Phone: 024 626318557; Fax: 04 38263874

2. General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., LTD
Address: Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Phone: 024 3881 2111; Fax: 024 3881 1284

Official Facebook of Student Chie-tech Contest: https://www.facebook.com/chietechcontest/

“Student Chie- Tech Contest” 2021 - an attractive activity about application technology for students is officially launched.

On May 6th 2021, at the conference hall of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, 62 Ba Trieu, Hanoi and at Headquarters of Canon Vietnam the Livestream of launching ceremony of “Student Chie-tech Contest” 2021 was hold successfully. This is 3rd time that contest is held after the successful contest in 2020 with more than 42 creative ideas, products from more than 12 technical universities throughout the Northern area.

“Student Chie-Tech Contest” is a contest of automatic equipment manufacturing. Chie (in Japanese) is intellectual & Tech (abbreviation of technology in English) is technology, Chie-Tech is used to improve the production efficiency and quality. Chie-tech products are often small and have low cost so it can be easily replaced for expensive machines and it can be flexible in responding to the change of production. Therefore, it can be said that Chie-tech plays a very important role in production activities.

“Student Chie-Tech” Contest is for technical students from universities and colleges throughout the North and aims to improve student’s skills of research, creativity and manufacturing aimed to study, create and develop automation products associated with the actual operation of enterprises with saving-cost, actively supporting production activities of enterprises. In addition, when participating in the contest, students also have the opportunity to communicate with engineers and skilled experts in the field of industrial engineering; to exchange and learn from each other, to express themselves to improve the skills of success in the future.

In “Student Chie-Tech Contest” , students will participate in designing and manufacturing automatic products under the topic given by Canon. The topic: Manufacturing automatic equipment to assembly screw. Teams will be supported a budget to manufacture equipment. In the Contest this year, Technical Advisor Team will strengthen more following activity and checking progress to support for student teams complete their product effectively.

Excellent products will be selected to participate in the online voting round and "Student Chie-Tech Exhibition and Final round" that will be held in Hanoi in December 2020. The Judge Board are professional experts from Canon Vietnam, manufacturing techniques and representatives of the Central Youth Union. At the festival, students who interested in science and technology will have the opportunity to meet and communicate with professional technical experts and engineers from domestic and abroad.
The Organizer will award prizes for the best products with the following structure:

- 01 First Prize value 30 million VND, certificate and Merit of Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union

- 02 Second Prizes value 20 million VND per one, certificate and Merit of Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union

- 03 Third Prizes value 10 million VND per one, certificate and Merit of Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union

Prizes for most favorite products through online voting:

- 01 First Prize value 03 million VND and certification from the Organizers.

- 01 Second Prize value 02 million VND and certification from the Organizers.

- 01 Third Prize value 01 million VND and certification from the Organizers

Besides, the students with good results in the contest will also have the opportunity to intern and work at Canon Vietnam.

The Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Vietnam Student Support and Development Center and Canon Vietnam wish that the “Student Chie-Tech Contest” will become an annual event on technology for technical student, increasingly expand scale, contribute to building high quality human resources to serve the development of supporting industry, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals of Vietnam in the coming time.

For detail information, please contact:

1. Vietnamese Students Development and Support Center
Address: No.64 Ba Trieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Phone: 024 626318557; Fax: 04 38263874

2. General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., LTD
Address: Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Phone: 024 3881 2111; Fax: 024 3881 1284

Official Facebook of Student Chie-tech Contest: https://www.facebook.com/chietechcontest/

On April 15th, 2021, Canon Vietnam cooperated with Hung Vuong Tour and Bac Ninh Provincial Youth Union orrganize successfully the career orienting and equipping library program, named “Together with Canon depart to the future” for about 1,300 students in Luong Tai 2 high school, Bac Ninh. This is one of 6 program under project of “Together with Canon depart to the future” 2021 organized by Canon Vietnam in 6 high schools including: Hiep Hoa 2 high school (Bac Giang), Luong Tai 2 high school (Bac Ninh), Tien Thinh high school (Hanoi), Tu Lap high school (Hanoi), Binh Gia high school (Lang Son), Pha Lai high school (Hai Duong).

“Together with Canon depart to the future” is the social activity project “Together with Canon depart to the future” is a social project implemented by Canon Vietnam starting from 2019 with the aim of organizing the career orientation program for pupils and equipping the school’s libraries. This activity also aim to 3 sustainable development goals: goal no. 4 – Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all; goal no. 8 – Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all; gola no. 9 – Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. Canon hopes to help pupils to choose the future career suitable with themselves, family conditions as well as society needs, and help pupils in rural areas increase their opportunities to approach and improve more knowledge and skills. Then, contributing to the development of educating and training as well as the industrialization and modernization of Vietnam.

Within the framework of the program, Canon Vietnam presents about 3,000 reference books, life skills development books, cultural-educational books, ... and bookcases, library management software system, Canon printers with a total value of more than 270 million VND, and organizing career orientation for more than 7,000 students from grades 10 to 12 of 6 schools.

Delivering speech at the ceremony, Ms Dao Thi Thu Huyen – Senior Manager of General Director Office, Canon Vietnam shared: ““In Japan, the career orientation for pupils is drastically implemented from the secondary school, then after graduating from secondary school, the pupils are able to decide to study at the technical training schools or continue studying at high schools and universities. This is also the common trend of developed countries in the world. To my knowledge, recently Vietnam has applied the proposal of educating career orientation for pupils to catch up with that trend. We hope that through the career orientation program, you will know how to choose the suitable future jobs, how to determine your dreams, as well as how to make plan to make your dream come true. Then, we hope to help Vietnam improve the quality of national human resource training and integrate with regional and international countries.”

Therefore, Canon Vietnam prsented about 7,000 reference books, life skills development books, cultural-educational books, ... and 30 bookscase, 10 library management sofware system, Canon printer and organizing carrer orientation for about 21,000 pupils from grades 10 to 12 of 18 high schools of 5 provinces: Hanoi, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Lang Son, Hai Duong.

With the philosophy of “Kyosei - Living and working together for the common good”, Canon Vietnam hopes that the project will continuously be expanded to more rural schools in the next time in order to contribute more to the development of Vietnam as a leading Japanese enterprise in Vietnam for a sustainable development society, aiming to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Vietnam and the world.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Kim Chung commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111/Ext: 1677
Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

On December 19, 2020, at G3 Grand hall of Hanoi University of Construction , the Final Round and Exhibition of “Canon Chie-Tech Contest 2020” was organized by Ho Chi Minh Central Youth Union, Vietnamese Student Support and Development Center and Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. Attending the program, there were representatives of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, Vietnam Student Association Central, Vietnamese Student Support and Development Center; Representative of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. representatives of professional agencies; Youth Union, Student Union, students from 27 universities in Northern; representatives of news and press agencies. This event was also livestream of official page of the contest, page of Canon Vietnam and Central Youth Union so that more students can reach the program.

In the second year, the “Canon Chie-Tech Contest” 2020 has received the attention of many technical students from universities, colleges and institutes throughout the North with number of registered increased dramatically compared to last year. With the theme of manufacturing automatic ball pen assembly equipment, 46 teams had registered, after preliminary reports round and completing round, the Advisory Board has selected 27 teams to attend the final round and exhibition of the "Canon Chie-tech Contest” 2020.

The final round is an opportunity for the teams to present their ideas and their final products, show their ability in designing, creating and applying knowledge to make the product as well as performing their presentation skills to convince the experienced judges who come from Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Science and Technology and Technical Directors, experts from Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.

Besides, by participating in the program, students also have the opportunity to interact, answer questions with the engineers of Canon Vietnam, as well as learn from Chie-tech product made by Canon Vietnam engineer.

In the end, the organizers awarded 01 first prize worth VND 30 million to the team BK CIM – Hanoi University of Science & Technology, 02 second prizes each worth VND 20 million belonged to the team ADC HUST Silence – Hanoi University of Science & Technology & team MEET2 TNUT – university of Industrial Technology – Thai Nguyen University, 03 third prizes each worth VND 10 million belonged to the team TDH2 – university of Industrial Technology – Thai Nguyen University; team TDH1 – university of Industrial Technology – Thai Nguyen University & team ADC HUST M4L – Hanoi University of Science & Technology and online voting prizes with the total amount of 100 Mil VND. The win teams will receive a cash prize, cup, a certificate from the Organizer and a certificate of merit from the Central Youth Union.

The Ho Chi Minh Central Communist Youth Union, Vietnamese Student Support and Development Center and Canon Vietnam wishes that the Canon Chie-Tech Contest will become an annual technology event for technical students, contributing to building high quality human resources for the cause of industrialization and modernization, as well as orienting to complete the Sustainable Development Goals of Vietnam.

For detail information, please contact:
1. Vietnam Student Support and Development Center
Address: No.64 ba Trieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Phone: 024 626318557; Fax: 04 38263874
2. General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., LTD
Address: Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Phone: 024 3881 2111; Fax: 024 3881 1284
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/canonchietechcontest/

Hanoi, date 4th November 2020 – With the desire to share the pain and loss of the people in the Central region severely affected by the flood and storm, the trucks carried relief aids of Canon Vietnam and 30 companies: Canon Electronics Vietnam, Canon Marketing Vietnam, Santomas, Tenma, Seiyo, Nissin Electric, Sumitomo, Toyo Ink, Yamato Industries, Hanel, Kinyosha, Topla, JoyoMark, THK, Kingmo, Dainichi Color, Shihen, Misumi, Meiko, Konishi, NST, NRS-Raiza Express, Nippon Express, Delta International, , Bach Son, Green Space, Ha Phat , Thanh Nghia, Hieu's group has departed towards the affected by flood and storm in 3 districts of Gio Linh, Huong Hoa, Dakrong of Quang Tri Province and 3 districts of Son Tinh, Minh Long, Son Ha of Quang Ngai Province. During this trip, Canon staffs and representatives of companies handed nearly 1,300 gift sets, including cash and necessities items as: rice, cooking oil, fish sauce, spices, instant noodles, milk, shampoo, soap, face towels, medicine, backpacks, shirts… for poor households who severely affected by recent 2 storms no. 8 and no. 9 with a total estimated value of 1.8 billion VND.

The above donation amount is contributed by the companies and their employees in the donation week from October 20 to October 27. Although the aid gifts can never compensate the heavy losses suffered but they presented the gesture of the kind heartedness and sharing from companies and their employees with the desire to help the flooded people quickly stabilize their lives after floods.

During 2 delivery times from November 4th-5th and 8th-10th , volunteer team of Canon and companies in cooperation with the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Quang Tri and Quang Ngai provinces visited, shared and gave cash and gifts to nearly 1,200 poor and severely affected households in 11 communes: Linh Thuong, Vinh Truong (Gio Linh); A Ngo, Ta Rut, A Bung (Dak Rong); Thuan commune, Thanh commune (Huong Hoa) of Quang Tri province; Tinh Hiep, Tinh Son commune (Son Tinh), Long Mai (Minh Long), Son Ba (Son Ha) of Quang Ngai province.

Touched by the sharing of the companies, the households expressed their sincere thanks to the companies. Local peopple shared: "I would like to thank the companies for not hesitate the far distance to come here to give gifts to support us overcoming this difficult period ..." .

Also at the time in 2010, 2013 and 2016, when the people in the middle of Vietnam were faced with consecutive big storms causing heavy damage, Canon called up billions dongs and donated for thousands of affected households in the central provinces.

In addition to the flood donation, Canon also organized many other meaningful social responsibility activities such as the program: the project "Canon friendship school chain" to support building classrooms for disadvantaged schools across the country; awarding the scholarship "Canon – Cultivate future talents", or the planting tree project "For a green Vietnam"... In the future, Canon commits to continue to cooperate with businesses, organizations and unions in projects to contribute to society and have a positive impact on the community.

For detail information, Please contact:
Mrs. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111/Ext: 1677
- Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

“Canon Chie- Tech Contest” 2020- an attractive activity about application technology for students is officially launched.

On July 13th 2020, at the conference hall of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, 62 Ba Trieu, Hanoi, Canon Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union hold successfully the launching ceremony of “Canon Chie-tech Contest”2020 Contest”. This is 2nd time that contest is held after the successful contest in 2019 with more than 21 creative ideas, products from more than 10 technical universities throughout the Northern area.

In “Canon Chie-Tech Contest” is a contest of automatic equipment manufacturing. Chie (in Japanese) is intellectual & Tech (abbreviation of technology in English) is technology, Chie-Tech is used to improve the production efficiency and quality. Chie-tech products are often small and have low cost so it can be easily replaced for expensive machines and it can be flexible in responding to the change of production. Therefore, it can be said that Chie-tech plays a very important role in production activities.

“Canon Chie-Tech” Contest is for technical students from universities and colleges throughout the North and aims to improve student’s skills of research, creativity and manufacturing aimed to study, create and develop automation products with saving-cost, actively supporting production activities of enterprises. In addition, when participating in the contest, students also have the opportunity to communicate with engineers and skilled experts in the field of industrial engineering; to exchange and learn from each other, to express themselves to improve the skills of success in the future.

In “Canon Chie-Tech Contest””, students will participate in designing and manufacturing automatic products under the topic given by Canon. The topic: Manufacturing automatic equipment to fit pen. Teams will be supported a budget to manufacture equipment. Better products will be selected to participate in the online voting round and "Canon Chie-Tech Festival" that will be held in Hanoi in December 2020. The Judge Board are professional experts from Canon Vietnam, manufacturing techniques and representatives of the Central Youth Union. At the festival, students who interested in science and technology will have the opportunity to meet and communicate with professional technical experts and engineers from domestic and abroad. The Organizer will award prizes for the best products with the following structure:

- 01 First Prize value 30 million VND, certificate and Merit of Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union

- 02 Second Prizes value 20 million VND per one, certificate and Merit of Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union

- 03 Third Prizes value 10 million VND per one, certificate and Merit of Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union

Prizes for most favorite products through online voting:

- 01 First Prize value 03 million VND and certification from the Organizers.

- 01 Second Prize value 02 million VND and certification from the Organizers.

- 01 Third Prize value 01 million VND and certification from the Organizers

Besides, the contestants with good results in the contest will also have the opportunity to intern and work at Canon Vietnam.

The Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Vietnam Student Support and Development Center and Canon Vietnam wish that the “Canon Chie-Tech Contest” will become an annual event on technology for technical student, increasingly expand scale, contribute to building high quality human resources to serve the development of supporting industry, as well as the general development of Vietnam in the coming time.

For detail information, Please contact:
1. Vietnamese Students Development and Support Center
Adress: No.64 Ba Trieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Phone: 024 626318557; Fax: 04 38263874
2. General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., LTD
Adress: Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Phone: 024 3881 2111; Fax: 024 3881 1284
Phone: 024 3881 2111 ; Fax: 024 3881 1284
Official Facebook of Canon Chie-tech Contest:
https://www.facebook.com/canonchietechcontest/

On June 29th, 2020, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. cooperated with Hung Vuong JSC., Bac Giang Provincial Youth Union and Yen Lac District Youth Union - Vinh Phuc province to successfully organize the career orientation and library equipment support program for 2,000 students of 2 schools: Hiep Hoa 3 high school – Bac Giang province & Yen Lac 2 high school – Vinh Phuc province. These are 2 of 5 programs in the project chain "Together with Canon depart to the future” 2020 of Canon Vietnam held at 5 high schools, including: Hiep Hoa 3 High School (Bac Giang), Yen Lac 2 High School (Vinh Phuc), Le Van Thinh High School (Bac Ninh), Que Lam High School (Phu Tho), Van Quan High School (Lang Son).

“Together with Canon depart to the future” is a social project implemented by Canon Vietnam starting from 2019 with the aim of organizing the career orientation program for pupils and equipping the school’s libraries. Through this activity, Canon hopes to help pupils to choose the future career suitable with themselves, family conditions as well as society needs, and help pupils in rural areas increase their opportunities to approach and improve more knowledge and skills. Then, contributing to the development of educating and training as well as the industrialization and modernization of Vietnam.

Within the framework of the program, Canon Vietnam presents more than 2,000 reference books, life skills development books, cultural-educational books, ... and bookcases, library management software system, Canon printers with a total value of more than 170 million VND, and organizing career orientation for more than 5,000 students from grades 10 to 12 of 5 schools.

Delivering speech at the ceremony, Mr. Kiko Kenji - Production General Manager of Canon Vietnam shared: “In Japan, the career orientation for pupils is drastically implemented from the secondary school, then after graduating from secondary school, the pupils are able to decide to study at the technical training schools or continue studying at high schools and universities. This is also the common trend of developed countries in the world. To my knowledge, recently Vietnam has applied the proposal of educating career orientation for pupils to catch up with that trend. We hope that through the career orientation program, you will know how to choose the suitable future jobs, how to determine your dreams, as well as how to make plan to make your dream come true. Then, we hope to help Vietnam improve the quality of national human resource training and integrate with regional and international countries.”

With the philosophy of “Kyosei - Living and working together for the common good”, Canon Vietnam hopes that the project will continuously be expanded to more rural schools in the next time in order to contribute more to the development of Vietnam as a leading Japanese enterprise in Vietnam for a sustainable development society, aiming to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Vietnam and the world.

For detail information, Please contact:
Mrs. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111/Ext: 1677
- Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

With the philosophy “Kyosei” – “Living & working for the common good”, towards the Sustainable Development Goals initiated by the United Nations, in recent years, a lot of activities and projects which were launched together with Vietnam to contribute on many fields such as environment protection, climate change prevention, enhancing training quality, human resources developments, enhancing life quality by many outstanding projects. In which, “Canon Friendship school chain” is a typical project.

"Canon Friendship School Chain" project which is one of the earliest social contribution programs of Canon Vietnam launched in 2007, aims to 2 sustainable development goals including Target No.4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, and target no.17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. Until now, Canon Vietnam has been sponsored for 48 school in 20 provinces in the Northern and Center of Vietnam. It is not only sponsoring classrooms but also showing care by constantly monitoring the situation of the schools in the project. Launched in 2012, “Reconnect Friendship School Chain” project with the goal of supporting and facilitating more students and school. Since then, many schools have been supported with facilities such as the construction of toilets, renovation of classrooms, school premises, donations of learning and teaching equipment to improve the learning and teaching conditions.

On 28th June, 2020, General Manager of Accounting Division – Ms. Nguyen Thi Tam being representative for Canon Vietnam visited and presented gifts to Canon – Thac Dat branch School of Minh Dan Primary School, Minh Dan commune, Ham Yen district, Tuyen Quang province. The school was built in 2007 with 5 classrooms. Until now, the school keep good condition & use effectively. On this visit, Canon Vietnam supported school to renovate classrooms and repaint all the classrooms; Canon Vietnam also presented students nice backpacks, candy, coats and shoes. The handover ceremony was held successfully with the present of the People's Committee of Minh Dan commune, representatives of the District Education and Training Department, representatives of Ham Yen District People's Committee, school board, teachers and students.

Before that, on 27th Jun, at Canon – Thac Dat branch primary school, 50 Canon Vietnam volunteers who are employees of the company, participated in sweeping and painting 5 classrooms. This meaningful activity has left a deep impression on the school and local people about the volunteer spirit, the contribution of young people to the community as well as the message "Hand in hand, you and me, for a bright future!”

On 3rd of Jul, and 9th Oct, Canon Vietnam will continue the visit to Canon –Lun kindergarten (Than Uyen, Lai Chau) and Canon-Ngu Mai primary school (Da Bac, Hoa Binh). Company will present new electric light system, school equipment, books & school bags for pupils at Canon-Lun primary school, and renovation fee, new door and windows for Canon - Ngu Mai; back pack, candy & reference books. Total sponsor amount for "Canon Friendship School Chain" project in 2020 is about 200 million VND. Besides, each pupil receives a jacket & a pair of shoes which were bought from donated money of employees.

Canon Vietnam hopes that with the effort of company, local authorities, the encouragement from government and the contribution from young Canon volunteers, the social contribution activities of Canon Vietnam as well as “Canon volunteer network on social & culture activities” will contribute more for the development of Vietnam as the leading Japanese enterprise for the sustainable development (SDGs) of Vietnam & the world.

For detail information, Please contact:
Mrs. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Assistant General Manager
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111/Ext: 1677
- Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

(Thanh Hoa - March 21, 2020) - Canon Vietnam coordinated with the Management Board of Ben En National Park to successfully organize the programs of “For a green Vietnam” and the protection of biodiversity to contribute to combating climate change, and protect precious species.

Currently, Vietnam is one of the 10 countries which are severely affected by climate change. The impact of climate change has been greatly affecting the sustainable development not only of Vietnam but also the whole world. With the philosophy "Kyosei" - "Living and working for the common good", towards the Sustainable Development Goals initiated by the United Nations, in recent years, a lot of activities and projects which were launched to join hands with Vietnam in protecting the environment and combating climate change, has been successfully carried out. In particular, the project "For a green Vietnam" and the activity "Hand in hand for biodiversity protection" is a typical example.

Planting forest project "For a green Vietnam" and the "Hand in hand for biodiversity protection " program are a series of activities under the theme "Protect and preserve environment" with the aim to 5 sustainable development goals which include Goal 6 - Ensuring sustainable clean water resources, Goal 11 - Reducing impacts of natural disasters and adapting to climate change, Goal 13 - Implementing urgent actions to address addressing climate change and its impacts, Goal 15 - Protect, restore and encourage sustainable use of ecosystems on the surface of the earth, sustainably manage forest resources, combat desertification, prevent soil erosion and prevent the loss of biodiversity and Goal 17 - Enhancing cooperation and financial support in order to achieve the goal of conserving and developing valuable forest resources. In 2020, Canon has supported and coordinated with the National Park to plant additional 10 hectares of forest, increasing the total area planted in Ben En to 170 hectares. At the same time, Canon also cooperates to carry out biodiversity conservation activities at the animal conservation center of the National Park, such as planting grass to feed deer, caring animals such as monkeys, turtles, peacocks and cleaning cages and luminescence. Canon's project has received high appreciation from local authorities, people and moreover, it spreads awareness to the community in environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, especially those that Young people - future owners of the country.

Mr. Dang Huu Nghi - Director of Ben En National Park said “This is the 9th year, Ben En National Park cooperates with Canon in implementing the planting forest project “For a green Vietnam”, the project brought practical effects not only for the local people but also the surrounding areas in regulating the climate, ensuring terrestrial and aquatic life, and especially preserving valuable assets - The forever green islands for all generations. Moreover, the cooperation in biodiversity conservation will further contribute to the maintenance and protection of the park's biodiversity. We are always grateful to Canon for that, and we hope that the project will be expanded so that not only Ben En but Vietnam will be as green as the name of the program” .

Through these activities, with the cooperation and support of the local government and the Government of Vietnam, Canon believes that the project will continue to expanding more to contribute for the work of biodiversity preservation and climate change prevention for a better and more sustainable future.

For detail information, Please contact:
Mrs. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111/Ext: 1677
- Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

On December 20, 2019, at C1 Grand Hall of Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the Final Round and Exhibition of “Canon Chie-Tech Contest 2019” was organized by Ho Chi Minh Central Youth Union, Vietnamese Student Support and Development Center and Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. Attending the program, there were representatives of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, Vietnam Student Association Central, Vietnamese Student Support and Development Center; Representative of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. representatives of professional agencies; Youth Union, Student Union, students from universities, colleges, institutes in Hanoi; representatives of news and press agencies.

During the 4 months, the “Canon Chie-Tech Contest” 2019 has received the attention of many technical students who come from universities, colleges and institutes throughout the North with the theme of manufacturing automatic accessory packaging equipment. After evaluating the preliminary reports of the teams, the Advisory Board has selected 19 teams to attend the final round and exhibition of the "Canon Chie-tech Contest” 2019.

The final round is an opportunity for the teams to present their ideas and their final products, show their ability in designing, creating and applying knowledge to make the product as well as performing their presentation skills to convince the experienced judges who come from Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Science and Technology and Technical Directors, experts from Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.

Besides, by participating in the program, students also have the opportunity to interact, answer questions with the engineers of Canon Vietnam, as well as share knowledge and learn with other teams.

In the end, the organizers awarded 01 first prize worth VND 30 million to the team SRC from Hanoi University of Science and Technology 02 second prizes each worth VND 20 million belonged to the team VIMES of the Hanoi University off Science and Technology and team ACE from Thai Nguyen University of Technology- Thai Nguyen University, teams CD- Phenikaa from Phenikaa University, BK- Star from Hanoi University of Science and Technology and TNUT- TDH1 from Thai Nguyen University of Technology- Thai Nguyen University won third prize each worth VND 10 million and online voting prizes. The win teams will receive a cash prize, a certificate from the Organizer and a certificate of merit from the Central Youth Union.

The Ho Chi Minh Central Communist Youth Union, Vietnamese Student Support and Development Center and Canon Vietnam wishes that the Canon Chie-Tech Contest will become an annual technology event for technical students, contributing to building high quality human resources for the cause of industrialization and modernization, as well as orienting to complete the Sustainable Development Goals of Vietnam.

For detail information, please contact:
1. Vietnam Student Support and Development Center
Adress: No.64 ba Trieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Phone: 024 626318557; Fax: 04 38263874
2. General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., LTD
Adress: Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Phone: 024 3881 2111; Fax: 024 3881 1284
Phone: 024 3881 2111 ; Fax: 024 3881 1284

On November 16th, 2019, Canon Vietnam Co., in cooperation with the Provincial Youth Union of Bac Giang successfully organized “Hand in hand for a green environment” program for grade 4 and 5 pupils at the Mai Dinh 1 primary school, Hiep Hoa district, Bac Giang province and cleaning environment with the participation of volunteers from Canon Vietnam and commune’s Youth Union. This program has received enthusiastic participation by all teachers, pupils of the school, the volunteers and Youth Union members as well as the attention of the delegates from Education and Training Department of Hiep Hoa district, Hiep Hoa district of Youth Union, Mai Dinh Commune People's Committee.

This program is one of the annual event of Canon Vietnam with the aim to raise awareness of environmental protection for the pupils and guide them how to protect the environment through small actions in everyday life. At the same time, the program also inspires and raise awareness of environmental protection in rural area for the local people, and the young people.

At the ceremony, Mr. Eiji Yasuda- Factory Manager said: “Vietnam is one of the 5 countries which have the most serious influence from the climate change around the world with some phenomenon such as: drought, flood, tides. Not only in warning places but also everywhere from urban to rural area, living environment is seriously polluted. Thus, hand in hand, let’s change our awareness and action now to protect environment from smallest things then create stable and vitality Earth for us and the next generation.”

The environment education program provides pupils the basic environmental knowledge of fauna and flora and polluted issues in Vietnam as well as around the global. The content is presented through vivid video and photo to help them visualize more clearly the environmental situation and to acquire knowledge more easily. Thereby, pupils can understand the importance of environmental protection, their importance role in protecting environment through small action in daily life. In the program, pupils also are trained about 3R activities as well as reducing plastic rubbish in accordance with government’s policies.

Besides, pupils can join many funny games such as “Rubbish Classification”- practicing rubbish classification like recycle, organic, inorganic rubbish; “Living Environment”- finding suitable living place of animals. Through the vivid photos, video and analyzes of pupils and presenters, it’s easy for pupils to remember the information that programmers desire.

In addition, Canon presented 350 gift sets for pupils as useful living skill books, knowledge book about environment, nature, science & technology and human. Therefore, it is easy for pupils to know more about life, human and nature as well as improve skills in environment protection and living skills. Moreover, Canon also presented 1 printer and 4 double printers for school to support teaching process and environment protection.

During the environmental education program for school children, 30 Canon volunteers, and 20 youth union members in communes actively painting wall and clean around Mai Dinh kindergarten school.

To continue success of program in Mai Dinh 1 Primary school, Bac Giang province, Canon will cooperate with Bac Ninh Province Communist Youth Union to implement in Xuan Lai Primary School, Xuan Lai commune, Gia Binh District and Tan Lang Primary School, Tan Lang commune, Luong Tai District, Bac Ninh province. Hence, in 2019, there are 1260 pupils are trained in these programs and Canon presented 1260 meaning sets of gifts as equipment to support teaching process, and environment protection.

With a philosophy aimed at a Green - Clean - Beautiful environment and sustainable development, Canon Vietnam has been implementing many social activities such as "For a green Vietnam" at Thanh Hoa, Bac Giang, Yen Bai provinces, environmental protection campaign, garbage collecting in response of World Environment Day, Earth Hour…to contribute to make Vietnam’s environment healthier and enhance people's awareness of the need to protect our environment. Hopefully, with the contribution of Canon Vietnam and everyone, environment will become greener, cleaner and more beautiful.

For detail information, Please contact:
Mrs. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111/Ext: 1677
- Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

In the joyful and exciting atmosphere of the new school year, Canon Vietnam, Ella Charity have coordinate with the People's Committee of Chiem Hoa district to organize handover ceremony of Canon - Ella - Dam Hong friendship primary school point, Chiem Hoa district, Tuyen Quang province. The ceremony was successfully with the attendance of representatives of People’s Committee of the district, Department of Education and Training in Chiem Hoa District, Ngoc Hoi Commune People's Committee and Community as well as all the teachers and pupils.

This school point located at Ngoc Hoi Primary school including 7 classrooms, is a learning place for more than 180 students, was built by soil and rice trawl since 1979. Due to the construction of a long time and from materials easily damaged so the work has been seriously degraded; The classes are tilted, the walls are collapsed and can collapse at any time. Every year, the school must renovate so that students have enough classrooms.

During fact finding, understanding the infrastructure is lack of many things, Canon Vietnam and Ella Charity Fund built 7 new classrooms for the school point, had more than 400ms to ensure safety and create a better teaching and learning environment for teachers and students of school point. Besides the school handover, Canon Vietnam presented 180 gifts was cute backpack for pupils.

With the concern from Canon and Charity Funds, on behalf of the school managing board, the teachers and the children, the school headmaster expressed thank you to all sponsors. The work has important meaning, creates better condition for all the pupils and teachers as well as reduces difficulties for each family of concerning their children’s study. The support and gifts from the company are encouragement for all pupils and teachers to get more achievements in the future.

“Canon Friendship School Chain” project once again affirm Canon's long-term strategic commitment in Vietnam as well as the Kyosei philosophy - Living and working for a common good that Canon has pursued. Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company also the encouragement from Vietnam government and local authorities, the social contribution activities will be expanded widely, achieve more effective results for Vietnam education in particular, and Vietnam society development in general. Besides that, our project always hopes to receive the support and cooperation from the community, volunteers to bring meaningful activities to poor children in the whole country.

For detail information, Please contact:
Mrs. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111/Ext: 1677
- Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

In the morning of September 5th, 2019, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. cooperated with the Bac Giang Provincial Youth Union and Luc Ngan 4 High School to organize the bicycle handover ceremony named “Canon-Delighting you to go to school”.In the ceremony, there were representatives of provincial People Party, Youth Union, representatives of Departments, provincial newspapers and local agencies, representatives of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., representatives of school management board of 5 schools of projects in 2019-2020 and all teachers, pupils of Luc Ngan 4 High School.

Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd donated 70 new bicycles with total value 84 million Vietnam Dongs with the purpose of supporting unprivileged pupils who got good achievement in studying but having difficult background such as their homes are far away from school and having no transportation to school. Specifically, 70 bicycles is transferred to 5 schools including: Luc Ngan 4 High school (Luc Ngan District), Deo Gia Secondary school (Luc Ngan District), Son Dong 1 High school (Son Dong District), Le Vien Secondary school (Son Dong District), Bong Am Secondary school (Son Dong District). Additionally, the company donated a Canon printer for representative of Luc Ngan 4 High School in order to support teaching activity.

Delivering speech at the ceremony, Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen – Senior Manager of General Director Office of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. shared her opinion: “Pupils are the future generation of each nation, and educational cause is the most important cause of the country. Being aware of it, activities of Canon Vietnam always forwards to the pupils to possibly bring a good environment for pupils to study, develop and improve themselves, then, joining hands with Vietnamese people to nurture talents – the future owners of the country and building an education system more sustainably; such as the project “Canon Friendship school chain”, “Canon – Cultivate future talents” scholarship and the presenting bicycle program “Canon-Delighting you to go to school” today”. On this occasion, Mrs. Huyen has also sent the best wishes to all the school management boards, the pupils of the 5 schools in the project and hoped that such schools will complete outstanding tasks of the new school

Canon Vietnam has implemented “Canon – Delighting you to go to school” project from 2012. Until now, after 8 implementing years, Canon Viet Nam already presented 1640 bicycles to pupils in 71 schools of 14 districts in Bac Giang & Bac Ninh province.

With the policy that developing the company together with ensuring cooperate social responsibility, Canon Viet Nam hopes that we can contribute much more for Bac Giang and Bac Ninh in particular and the modernization and the industrialization of Vietnam in general.

Press contact:
Mrs. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111/Ext: 1677
- Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

On August 9th 2019, at the conference hall of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, 64 Ba Trieu, Hanoi, Canon Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union hold successfully the launching ceremony of “Canon Chie-tech Contest” 2019 Contest. At the ceremony, there were representatives from Central Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Central Vietnamese Students Association,Vietnam Student Support and Development Center,leaders of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., representative ofrelated specific Agencies, Students Associationand students from universities, colleges, institutes in Hanoi, representatives of televisions and press agencies.

Cuộc thi “Canon Chie-Tech” Contest is a contest of automatic equipment manufacturing. Chie (in Japanese) is intellectual & Tech (abbreviation of technology in English) is technology, Chie-Tech is used to refer to the use of intellectual and technology to create equipment ofinnovation and breakthroughs to improve the production quality and efficiency as well as easily respond to the change of production with savingcost.

“Canon Chie-Tech” Contest is for technical students from universities and colleges throughout the North and aims to improve student’s skills of research, creativity and manufacturing aimed to study, create and develop automation products associated with the actual operation of enterprises with savingcost, actively supporting production activities of enterprises. In addition, when participating in the contest, students also have the opportunity to communicate with engineers and skilled experts in the field of industrial engineering; to exchangeand learn from each other, to express themselves to improve the skills of success in the future.

In “Canon Chie-Tech” Contest, students will participate in designing and manufacturing automatic products under the topic given by Canon. The topic: Manufacturing automatic packaging equipment. Participants will be supported a budget to manufacture equipment.Maximum 30 productswill be selected to participate in the online voting round and "Canon Chie-Tech Festival" that will be held in Hanoi in December 2019. The Judge Board are professional experts from Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., manufacturing techniques and representatives of the Central Youth Union. At the festival, students who interested in science and technology will have the opportunity to meet and communicate with professional technical experts and engineers from domestic and abroad.The Organizerwill award prizes for the best products with the following structure:

- 01 First Prize value 30 million VND, certificate and Merit of CentralYouth Union

- 02 Second Prize value 20 million VND, certificate and Merit of CentralYouth Union

- 03 Third Prizes value 10 million VND, certificate and Merit of CentralYouth Union

Prizes for most favorite products through online voting::

- 01 First Prize value 05 million VND and certification from the Organizers.
- 01 Second Prize value 02 million VND and certification from the Organizers.
- 03 Third Prizes value 01 million VND and certification from the Organizers

Besides, the contestants with good results in the contest will also have the opportunity to practice and work at Canon Vietnam.

The Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Vietnam Student Support and Development Center and Canon Vietnam wish that the Canon Chie-Tech Contest will become an annual event on technology for technical student, increasingly expand scale, contribute to building high quality human resources to serve the development of supporting industry, as well as the general development of Vietnam in the coming time.

For detail information, please contact:
1. Vietnam Student Support and Development Center
Adress: No.64 ba Trieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Phone: 024 626318557; Fax: 04 38263874
2. General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., LTD
Adress: Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Phone: 024 3881 2111; Fax: 024 3881 1284
Phone: 024 3881 2111 ; Fax: 024 3881 1284

In the morning of Apr 21st 2019, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. cooperated with the Yen Binh District Youth Union to organize the handover ceremony of lighting system on “Lighting up the countryside” project in Xuan Lai commune, Yen Binh district, Yen Bai province. In the ceremony, there were representatives of District People Committee, District Youth Union, Department of Invalid and Social Affair, communes of the project, Mr. Niimura Minoru – General Director of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. and 50 Canon Vietnam’s volunteers, women association, farmer association members, local Television and all local people of Xuan Lai commune.

This is one of the lighting systems of “Lighting up the countryside” project Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. implemented in 2019 – that brings the light to dark alleys, road of the country side that not having lighting system, then contributing to ensure the traffic safety and to build up the countryside more and more civilized and modern.

After one month of installing system, 3km of lighting system has been completed at 3 villages: Ca Lo, Trung Tam, Cay Tre of Xuan Lai Commune with total 56 million VND.

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, Mr. Niimura – General Director of Canon Vietnam stated: “Lighting up the Countryside” project started from 2013. After 7 years, Canon Vietnam has sponsored nearly 150 kilometers of lighting system for 64 villages of Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Phu Tho, Yen Bai, Thanh Hoa, Lang Son, Tuyen Quang province. Through this project, I hope that more and more streets in small villages will be lightened up to ensure the traffic safety for local people when joining the traffic on these roads.”

In 20th Apr, 2019, 50 volunteer members of Canon Vietnam involved in many activities in commune as painting 400m2 of school walls, level the ground at school area, plant flowers and clean environment around commune. This meaningful activity has left impression to local people about the youth and the contribution of Canon volunteer members to the society as slogan “Hand in hand, you and I, for a brighter future”.

Before that, on 19th Apr, 2019, Canon Vietnam hold handover ceremony of 2.5km lighting system in Pac Bo Village, Hai Yen Commune, Cao Loc District, Lang Son Province.

In the next time, Canon Vietnam will continue to expand lighting system in 4 commune of Bac Giang province: Phuong Son, An Duong, Viet Tien, Hop Thinh of 4 District: Luc Nam, Tan Yen,Viet Yen, Hiep Hoa ; and in 5 communes of Bac Ninh province: Dai Dong, Canh Hung, Giang Son, Phu Luong, Dai Xuan of 4 District: Tien Du, Gia Binh, Luong Tai, Que Vo and many other communes, and districts as: Huong Xa commune, Ha Hoa district, Phu Tho province; Lam Xa commune, Ba Thuoc district, Thanh Hoa province; Hung My commune, Chiem Hoa district, Tuyen Quang province also receive lighting system sponsored by Canon Vietnam.

In brief, this year total 33 kilometers of new lighting systems in 14 communes, ward, town of 7 provinces of the project have been set up with total sponsor budget of over 715 million VND.

With the philosophy “Kyosei – Living and working for a common good”, Canon Vietnam always hopes to contribute much more for the prosperous and wealthy development of Vietnam.

Press contact:
Mrs. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111/Ext: 1677
- Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

(Ninh Binh – 15th Apr 2019) Today, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. has cooperated with Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center to organize the biodiversity conservation program at Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center of Cuc Phuong National Park, Nho Quan District, Ninh Binh province. There are representatives of Management Board of Biological Rescue and Development Center, Management Board of Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. and nearly 80 Volunteers of the Company. Canon Vietnam Limited.

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It is known that Vietnam is ranked as one of 16 countries in the world in terms of the level of diversity of biological resources. To join hands to contribute to biodiversity conservation, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. visited and awarded Cuc Phuong Turtle Conservation Center some essential equipment for turtle conservation such as: 2-way air conditioner, refrigerator, freezer, moisture-proof cabinet, microscope and automatic water pump. In addition, in this Biodiversity Conservation program, the company management board and nearly 80 Canon Vietnam Volunteers also carried out activities to take care of turtles such as building turtles, changing water, cleaning turtle tanks, processing, feeding turtles directly. In addition, Canon Vietnam volunteers also participated in a series of voluntary activities such as growing vegetables for turtle food, making turtle nests and preparing foods for turtle planting trees and souvenir flowers.

This is the first year Canon Vietnam implemented activities to support and support biodiversity conservation, including tortoises and freshwater turtles with the aim of preserving biodiversity and conservation. The protection of turtles is seriously threatened by illegal hunting and trade.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Minoru Niimura - General Director of Canon Vietnam Company said: “Through the program, I hope the volunteers as well as the young Vietnamese. We will raise awareness of biodiversity conservation and protect our green planet”

With the philosophy of "Kyosei - Living and working for the common good", Canon Vietnam hopes the program will continue to be replicated further to contribute more to the conservation of the biodiversity, for a better and better future.

Press contact:
Mrs. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111/Ext: 1677
- Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

"Canon Friendship School Chain" project is one of the earliest social contribution program of Canon Vietnam launched in 2007, until now, Canon Vietnam has been sponsored for 47 school in 20 provinces in the Northern and Center of Vietnam to build up classrooms and sanitary areas. It is not just about sponsoring classrooms that the company is showing interest by constantly monitoring the situation of the schools in the project. Launched in 2012, reconnect Canon friendship school with the goal of supporting and facilitating more students and school. Since then, many schools have been supported with facilities such as the construction of toilets, renovation of classrooms, school premises, donations of learning and teaching equipment to improve the learning and teaching conditions.

On 15th March, 2019, General Director of Canon Vietnam – Mr. Minoru Niimura visited and presented gifts to Canon – Na Ban branch School of Xuan Lac Primary School, Xuan Lac commune, Cho Don district, Bac Kan province. The school site was built in 2011 with five classrooms, 2 teacher’s room & sanitary area. On this visit, Canon Vietnam supported school to renovate classroom and sanitary area, repaint all the classrooms; General Director Canon Vietnam also presented students nice backpacks and candy. The handover ceremony was held successfully with the present of the People's Committee of cho Don District, representatives of the District Education and Training Department, representatives of Xuan Lac Commune People's Committee, school board and the whole school students, students.

Before that, on 12th and 13th , January, at Canon – Yen Lap primary school (Thang Quan commune, Yen Son district, Tuyen Quang province), 50 Canon Vietnam volunteers who are staff of the company participated in sweeping classrooms, painting classrooms, set up 30 new table and chairs. This meaningful activity has left a deep impression on the school and local people about the volunteer spirit, the contribution of young people to the community as well as the message "Hand in hand, you and me, for a bright future!”

On 29th, March, Canon Vietnam will continue the visit to friendship school in Canon – Nghia Phuc kindergarten (Tan Ky, Nghe An). Company will present new toilet and hand washing area, 30 new sets of table and chair for the children. Total sponsor amount for “Reconnect school” program in 2019 is about 200 million VND.

Canon Vietnam hopes that with the effort of company, local authorities, the encouragement from government and the contribution from young Canon volunteers, the social contribution activities of Canon Vietnam as well as “Canon volunteer network on social & culture activities” will be stronger to the social contribution activities will be expanded widely, achieve more effective results for Vietnam education in particular, and Vietnam society development in general.

Press contact:
Mrs. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111/Ext: 1677
- Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

On April 1st, 2019, Canon Vietnam cooperated with Hung Vuong Tour and Bac Giang Provincial Youth Union, Luc Ngan 3 high school to organize the career orienting and equipping library program, named “Together with Canon depart to the future” 2019 . Representatives of Bac Giang Provincial Youth Union, Mr. Minoru Niimura – General Director of Canon Vietnam, representative of Hung Vung Tour and representatives of many departments, local press agencies,…participated the program.

This is the 1st year Canon Vietnam implements “Together with Canon depart to the future” project with the aim of supporting and equipping the school’s libraries and organizing the career orientation program for pupils. Through this activity, Canon hopes to help pupils in rural areas increase their opportunities to approach and improve more knowledge and skills. Moreover we hope to help them orient their future career suitable with themselves, family conditions as well as society needs. Then, contributing to the development of educating and training as well as the industrialization and modernization of Vietnam.

With that meaning, in 2019, Canon Vietnam shall present more than 2,200 reference books, skill books, cultural-educational books,… 12 bookshelves, library management software system and Canon printers with the total value of more than VND 350 million, and organize career orientation program for nearly 10,000 pupils from grade 10 to 12 of 7 high schools in 5 northern provinces: Luc Ngan 3 high school (Luc Ngan dist.) & Nha Nam high school (Tan Yen dist.) – Bac Giang province, Thuan Thanh 3 high school (Thuan Thanh dist.) & Gia Binh 1 high school (Gia Binh dist.) – Bac Ninh province, Tran Phu high school (Chi Linh city) – Hai Duong province, Dong Dau high school (Yen Lac dist.) – Vinh Phuc province, Tien Phong high school (Me Linh dist.) – Hanoi.

Delivering speech at the program, Mr. Niimura – General Director of Canon Vietnam share: “In Japan, the career orientation for pupils is drastically implemented from the secondary school, then after graduating from secondary school, the pupils are able to decide to study at the technical training schools or continue studying at high schools and universities. This is also the common trend of developed countries in the world. To my knowledge, recently Vietnam has applied the proposal of educating career orientation for pupils to catch up with that trend. We hope that through the career orientation program, you will know how to choose the suitable future jobs, how to determine your dreams, as well as how to make plan to make your dream come true. Then, we hope to help Vietnam improve the quality of national human resource training and integrate with regional and international countries.”

With the philosophy of “Kyosei - Living and working together for the common good”, Canon Vietnam hopes that the project will continuously be expanded to more rural schools in the next time in order to contribute more to the development of Vietnam for a brighter future and for a more prosperous society.

Press contact:
Mrs. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111/Ext: 1677
- Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

November 10th 2018, Canon Vietnam Co., in cooperation with the Youth Union of Bac Ninh province successfully organized the environmental protection program for pupils of grade 3 and 4 at the Hoan Sơn primary school and cleaning environment with the participation of over 40 volunteers from Canon Vietnam and commune Youth Union. This program has received enthusiastic participation by all teachers, pupils of the school, the volunteers as well as the attention of the delegates from the Department of Education and Training of Tien Du district, Tien Du district of Youth Union, Hoan Son Commune People's Committee.

The program was implemented with the aim to raise awareness of environmental protection for the pupils and guide them how to protect the environment through small actions in everyday life. At the same time, inspire and raise awareness of environmental protection in rural life for the majority of people, and the young people.

At the ceremony, Mr. Ishii, Manager of Facilities & Environment, Que Vo factory, said: “Vietnam is one of the 5 countries which have the most serious influence from the climate change around the world with some phenomenon such as: Drought, flood, tides. Living environment is not only in warning places but also everywhere from urban to rural area serious polluting. Thus, hand in hand, let’s change our awareness and action now to protect environment from smallest things then create stable and vitality Earth for us and the next generation.”

The program has two main activities; environmental education activities include theoretical training modules and rewarding game activity for the students. Lessons give students the basic knowledge about the environmental situation in Vietnam and around the world. Lesson content is associated with vivid illustrations, to help them visualize more clearly the environmental situation and to acquire knowledge more easily. Thereby, they can be aware of the importance of environmental protection. The program also guides them to protect the environment through actions under the 3R - environmental protection activities are being carried out effectively in the world. 3R stands for the English name of 3 from "Reduce" - "Reuse" - "recycle" means "Reduction" - "Reuse" - "Recycling". Currently, the 3R has not been widely disseminated to students in Vietnam. Therefore, the Company has developed programs that guide students on how to implement 3R through simple actions in daily life. In addition, to raise awareness of pupils in protecting living environment of animal, especially as for wild animals, “living environment” game was hold in this program. In this game, pupils have to find suitable living place of animals by photos and explain the reason why they do that. Through the vivid photos and analyzes of pupils and lecturer, it’s easy for pupils to remember the information that programmers desire.

Beside teaching for pupils, Canon presented 500 gift sets for pupils and 1 printer, 10 roses, 5 rubbish bin, and 1 big tree for school and 1 printer for communes People’s Committee.

During the environmental education program for school children, 30 Canon volunteers, and 20 youth union members in communes actively planting flower and cleaning more than 500 meters of the drainage system of school.

With a philosophy aimed at a Green - Clean and Beautiful environment and sustainable development, social activities such as "For a green Vietnam" at Thanh Hoa, Bac Giang, Yen Bai provinces, environmental protection campaign, garbage collecting in response of World Environment Day, Earth Hour, Canon has contributed to make Vietnam’s environment healthier and enhance people's awareness of the need to protect our environment.

To continue success of program in Bac Ninh province, on 8th December, 2018 Canon will cooperate with Bac Giang Province Communist Youth Union to implement in Thuong Lan primary school, Viet Yen District, Bac Giang province. There will nearly 400 pupils, 50 volunteers and commune Youth Union participating the event.

Press contact:
Mrs. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111/Ext: 1677
- Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

On October 27, 2018, Canon Vietnam and Ella Charity Funds cooperated with Linh Thuong Kindergarten to hold the inauguration ceremony for the Canon - Ella - Linh Thuong Friendship School in Gio Linh District , Quang Tri province. The ceremony was attended by representatives from the District People's Committee, the Education and Training Department of Gio Linh District, the People's Committee of Linh Thuong Commune and all the teachers and pupils of Linh Thuong Kindergarten.

With the mission of improving the studying environment of pupils - the future owner of the country to create a step forward in nurturing human resources for national prosperity, from 2007 to now, Canon Vietnam has supported to 92 friendship schools, bring many spacious classrooms and toilets, hand washing area for pupils in disadvantaged areas throughout the country. In addition, the company also visit, upgrade, repaint the school if necessary and support equipment such as printers, cameras, computers, Canon bookcases, utensils, equipment for teaching and studying, outdoor toys. This is a typical program of “For the next generation" theme of Canon Vietnam.

Linh Thuong Kindergarten is located in Linh Thuong Commune, Gio Linh District, Quang Tri Province. It is one of the most difficult communes in the district. The majority of the students are Bru - Van Kieu ethnic minorities. Due to the fact that the facilities of the school have not met the demand of learning and the conditions of the local people are very difficult, so in the previous school years, the number of pupils reaching pre-school age did not go to school is still very crowded. Recognizing the lack of facilities of the local school, Canon and Ella Charity Funds have supported the Linh Thuong Kindergarten to build a spacious class of nearly 100m2 including spacious classrooms for teaching and learning; closed toilets for male and female pupils, it’s very convenience and safe for pupils despite the weather is hot or cold rain; warehouse area is used for storing equipment; and a 20m2 corridor for eating area. Besides handing over classrooms, Canon Vietnam also presented 250 gifts including backpacks, candy and warm clothes for pupils.

Prior to the care of Canon and the Ella Charity Funds, on behalf of the principals and all the teachers and pupils, the headmistress expressed her deep gratitude to the donor with timely support. Teachers and pupils in such difficult places as here. Thanks to the beautiful classroom, in the 2018-2019 school year, the number of children go to school increased significantly, and parents feel secure when their children are educated in a well-equipped environment. Teachers and pupils will make more effort to achieve good results and worth with donor’s support.

“Canon Friendship School Chain” project once again affirm Canon's long-term strategic commitment in Vietnam as well as the Kyosei philosophy - Living and working for a common good that Canon has pursued. Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company also the encouragement from Vietnam government and local authorities, the social contribution activities will be expanded widely, achieve more effective results for Vietnam education in particular, and Vietnam society development in general. Besides that, our project always hopes to receive the support and cooperation from the community, volunteers to bring meaningful activities to poor children in the whole country.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111
Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

Scholarship “Canon – Cultivate future talents” in school year 2018-2019 has been carried out nationwide to support the students, who have been in hard living condition but achieved excellent academic results at high schools and universities. The scholarship is sponsored by Canon Vietnam Limited Company (CVN) Hochiminh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) and Vietnamese student development and support central (VSDS) that aims at embodying the following up, supporting activities for students.

“Canon – Cultivate future talents”scholarship project started from 2014-2015. School School year 2018-2019 is the fifth year that scholarship project “Canon – cultivate future talents” is carried out. Through 3 months of implementation, the Examining Board has already selected the most excellent 23 high school students and 13 universities students. After the list of candidates was finalized, representatives of HCYU, VSDS, Ministry of Education & Training and CVN went fact-finding at Nghe An province, Phu Yen province, Ho Chi Minh City and Kien Giang province, in which the selected students live in order to have a clear view of their family condition, then encourage them on their study.

Total value of the scholarship project “Canon – cultivate future talents” in school year 2018-2019 is about 5.8 billion VND in which scholarships for 140 high school pupils and university students. There are 74 university students (24 million/set/year) and 66 students (16.2 million/set/year). Students that got scholarship in 2018-2019 are possible to get additional scholarships in the following years till they graduate provided that they keep on studying well enough. At the same time, Canon Vietnam, VSDS and HCYU commit to follow up and support pupils and students in their study and their career in their future, creating firm fundamental base for next generation’s development.

By “Canon – Cultivate future talents”, scholarship of this year 2018-2019, HCYU, VSDS and CVN hope to contribute more and more for the next Vietnamese generation’s development particularly and for the national education generally by creating opportunities and best conditions for the development of Vietnamese students.

The handover ceremony of scholarship “Canon – cultivate future talents” 2018 - 2019 is held at 13:30, October 13rd 2018 at Hanoi University Stadium, Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi

For further information, please contact:
1. General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Add: Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Tel: 024 3881 2111; Fax: 024 3881 1284
2. Vietnam Youth Assistance and Development Center
Add: 64 Ba Trieu, Hang Bai, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Tel: 024 6263 1833; Fax: 024 38263874
3. Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union
Add: 64 Ba Trieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Tel: 024 6655 3135

In the morning of 5th, September, 2018, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. cooperated with the Bac Giang Provincial Youth Union and Tu Son High School to organize the bicycle handover ceremony named “Canon-Delighting you to go to school”. In the ceremony, there were representatives of provincial Communist Party, provincial People’s Committee, Representatives of Departments, provincial newspapers and local agencies, Mr. Masayoshi Koizumi – Factory Manager of Thang Long Factory of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., representatives of school management board of 9 schools of projects in 2018-2019 and all teachers, pupils of Tu Son High School.

Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd donated 150 new bicycles with total value nearly 185 million Vietnam Dongs with the purpose of supporting unprivileged pupils who got good achievement in studying but having difficult background such as their homes are far away from school and having no transportation to school. Specifically, 150 bicycles is transferred to 9 schools including Tu Son High School (Luc Nam district), Huong Mai Secondary School (Viet Yen district), Phong Van Secondary School (Luc Ngan district), My Thai Secondary School (Lang Giang district), Hoa Son Secondary School (Hiep Hoa district), Thang Cuong Primary & Secondary School (Yen Dung district), Binh Son Secondary School (Luc Nam district), Bo Ha High School (Yen The district), Huong Son Secondary School (Lang Giang). Additionally, Canon donated a Canon printer for representative of Tu Son High School in order to support teaching activity.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Masayoshi Koizumi – Thang Long Factory Manager of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. shared her opinion: “Pupils are the future generation of each nation, and educational Cause is the most important Cause of the country. Being aware of it, activities of Canon Vietnam always forwards to the pupils to possibly bring a good environment for pupils to study, develop and improve themselves, then, joining hands with Vietnamese people to nurture talents – the future owners of the country and building an education system more sustainably; such as the project “Canon Friendship school chain”, “Canon – Cultivate future talents” scholarship and the presenting bicycle program “Canon-Delighting you to go to school” today” . On this occasion, Mr. Koizumi – Thang Long Factory Manager has sent the best wishes to all the school management board, the pupils of the 9 schools in the project and hope that such schools will complete outstanding tasks of the new school year 2018-2019.

Also in September 2018, Representative of Canon Vietnam will present 130 bicycles for 10 schools in Tien Du & Gia Binh district of Bac Ninh province. The handover ceremony will be held in Tien Du 1 High School – Tien Du district.

Summary, until 2018, after 7 implementing years, Canon Viet Nam already presented 1570 bicycles to pupils in 64 schools of 14 districts in Bac Ninh and Bac Giang province.

With the policy that developing the company together with ensuring cooperate social responsibility, Canon Viet Nam hope that we can contribute much more for Bac Ninh and Bac Giang in particular and modernization and industrialization of Vietnam in general.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111
Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

Ha Giang, 24th August, 2018,Canon Vietnam with the support from Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization has visited and presented nearly 500 meal tools set using at school (including tray, bowl, small bowl, spoon,…) for pupils in Lung Tao Primary & Secondary School, Dong Van district, Ha Giang province

This is practical and helpful activity of supporting infrastructure for schools and centers to help pupils having difficult background, orphanages, ethnic children that helping them with better condition of day-boarder, boarding at school.

Delivering speech at handover ceremony, Mr. Niimura said: “I know that there are many pupils of Lung Tao Primary and Secondary school living far away from school and have to stay at school. School becomes the place to take care for pupils all day. However, the school remains lacking of infrastructure. With these small gifts, Canon hopes that pupils will have good meal and contribute to ensure the food hygiene when they stay at school.” .

Before that, Canon Vietnam presented more than 100 meal tools set for pupils in Phuong Tien primary school, Vi Xuyen district; Lac Nong Secondary School, Bac Me district; Cao Ma Po Day-boarder Primary School, Quan Ba district; Minh Tan Day-boarder Primary School, Vi Xuyen district, Ha Giang province; 1000 meal tools set for pupils in Mu Ca Primary School, Muong Te district; Muong Than High School, Than Uyen district; Tua Sin Chai Primary School, Sin Ho district; Lang Mo Secondary School, Sin Ho district; Nam Cha Secondary School, Sin Ho district; Son Binh Primary School, Tam Duong district; Son Binh Secondary School, Tam Duong district. And in the next September, Canon will hand pupils at Nam Son Kindergarten, Nam Son district, Bac Ninh province with 700 meal tools set. And 3000 meal tools set will be transferred to disable and orphaned children centers in Hanoi.

In the future, Canon will continue implement social activities aiming to support better for study condition for pupils – the future owers of our country.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111
Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

In the morning of May 12th 2018, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. cooperated with the Bac Giang Provincial Youth Union to organize the handover ceremony of the building named “Lighting up the countryside” in Danh Thang commune, Hiep Hoa district, Bac Giang province. In the ceremony, there were representatives of Provincial Youth Union, representatives of Departments, authorities, districts, communes of the project, Mr. Koizumi Masayoshi – Factory Manager, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. and 50 Canon Vietnam’s volunteers, 250 union members, students, women association members, farmer association members, reporters and local agencies and all local people of Danh Thang commune.

This building is one of the buildings in “Lighting up the countryside” project Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. has implemented since 2013 – that brings the light to dark alleys having not had lighting system, then contributing to ensure the traffic safety and to build up the countryside more and more civilized and mordern.

In 2018, Canon Vietnam and Bac Giang Provincial Youth Union continued to conduct this project. After over 1 month urgently deploying and implementing, until now, 12 kilometers of street light in 5 communes, town: Tan Thanh commune, Lang Giang district; Luc Nam town, Luc Nam district; Danh Thang commune, Hiep Hoa district; Viet Lap commune, Tan Yen district; Hong Thai commune, Viet Yen district has been finished with the investment of more than 270 million VND.

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, Mr. Koizumi – Factory Manager of Canon Vietnam stated: “Lighting up the Countryside” project started from 2013. After 6 years, Canon Vietnam has sponsored nearly 115 kilometers of lighting system for 47 villages of Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Phu Tho, Yen Bai, Thanh Hoa province. Through this project, I hope that more and more streets in small villages will be lightened up to ensure the traffic safety for local people when joining the traffic on these roads.” .

After the handover ceremony, 50 Canon Vietnam’s volunteers & 250 union members, students, women association members, farmer association members participated enthusiastically in cleaning the roads, planting flower across the roads to make the youth road.

Volunteers & local union members planted flower across the roads

Also in this May, on May 8th in Bac Ninh province, Canon Vietnam cooperated with Bac Ninh Provincial Youth Union to organize the handover ceremony of “Lighting up the countryside” for 4 villages of 4 communes: Bong Lai commune, Que Vo district; Song Giang commune, Gia Binh district; Tan Lang commune, Luong Tai district; Ho town, Thuan Thanh district with the total length of 9 kilometers. Besides that, in this May, nearly other 10 kilometers of lighting systems that Canon donated in communes: Phu Khe commune, Cam Khe district, Phu Tho province; Thieu Thinh commune, Thieu Hoa district, Thanh Hoa province; Yen Thang commune, Luc Yen district, Yen Bai province; Van An ward, Chi Linh town, Hai Duong province will be also handed over and come to in use. Moreover, Canon Vietnam also donated 208 square meters roof for mountainous and difficult Xuan Lap kindergarten in Xuan Lap commune, Lam Binh district, Tuyen Quang province.

In brief, this year total 31 kilometers of new lighting systems in 13 communes, ward, town of 6 provinces of the project have been set up with total sponsor budget of over 660 million VND.

With the philosophy “Kyosei – Living and working for a common good”, Canon Vietnam always hopes to contribute much more for the prosperous and wealthy development of Vietnam.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111
Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

(Thanh Hoa – 1st April 2018) – Nearly 150 Canon volunteers and 50 pupils of Nhu Thanh high school, Youth Union of Thanh Hoa provincial Communist Party, representatives from Thanh Hoa Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Nhu Thanh District’s People's Committee joined in planting forest festival “For a green Vietnam” 2018.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Mr. Minoru Niimura - General Director of Canon Vietnam shared: "Vietnam is one of the 5 countries which is the most seriously influenced from the climate change around the world. So, what should we do to improve the climate change situation? One of the best ways is planting tree and having program to educate and promote environment protection. Planting forest not only reduces climate change but also helps us build a greenhouse for all. The baby trees we planted today not only for us but also for our future generations. This will be the most precious gift we can give future generations. By this activity, we hope that not only the Youth who join planting forest today but also local people and people over the country will raise their awareness on environment protection.”

Following the ceremony, Canon organized some attractive activities such as recycle competition, Question and Answer “Magical circle” which helps to raise awareness of participants about nature protection, saving natural resources through answering questions about environment protection, water, climate change, energy, waste as well as recycling waste into useful things for life.

Launched in 2011, Planting forest “For a green Vietnam” project kicked off in a 10 hectare of Ben En National Park, aiming to protect low belt system, and protect the Erythrophleum fordii plant. After 7 years, there are 150 hectares of forest has been planted.

With a philosophy aimed at a Green - Clean and Beautiful environment and sustainable development through social activities such as planting forest "For a green Vietnam", environmental protection campaign, garbage collecting in response of World Environment Day, Canon has contributed to make Vietnam’s environment healthier and enhance people's awareness of the need to protect our environment.

Launched in 2010, up to now, the project "For a green Vietnam" by Canon Vietnam has planted over 250ha of protected forest in provinces, and in future will be expanded further, contributing to bring green throughout the country.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111
Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

It is not just about sponsoring classrooms that the company is showing interest by constantly monitoring the situation of the schools in the project. As part of the "Canon Friendship School Chain" project, Reconnect school program was launched in 2012 with the goal of supporting and facilitating more students. school. Since then, many schools have been supported with facilities such as the construction of toilets, renovation of classrooms, school premises ..., donations of learning and teaching equipment to improve the learning conditions and Teaching when the school is still very difficult, lacking.

In the early days of March, representatives of the company visited and presented gifts to Canon – Be Tren branch school of Chi Dao Kindergarten, Chi Dao commune, Lac Son district, Hoa Binh province. The school site was built in 2012 with a classroom including a closed toilet. After a long time of use, the work has been downgraded pretty much. On this visit, the school's support staff repaired the classroom work, added 28 items as supplies, teaching and learning equipment, learning materials according to the standards of the Ministry of Education and Training, awarded students nice backpacks along with warm clothes supported by staffs. The delegation of the People's Committee of Lac Son district, representatives of the District Education and Training Department, representatives of Chi Dao Commune People's Committee, school board and the whole school students, students.

The program also involved 50 Canon Vietnam volunteers who are staff of the company participated in sweeping classrooms, school sanitation, vegetable growing and 10 Japanese students participate in the activities. Exchange with volunteers and students. This meaningful activity has left a deep impression on the school and local people about the volunteer spirit, the contribution of young people to the community as well as the message "Hand in hand, you and me, for a bright future!”

Canon hopes that with the effort of company, local authorities, the encouragement from government and the contribution from young Canon volunteers, the social contribution activities of Canon Vietnam as well as “Canon volunteer network on social & culture activities” will be stronger to the social contribution activities will be expanded widely, achieve more effective results for Vietnam education in particular, and Vietnam society development in general.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111
Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

In the fresh atmosphere of coming new year, Canon Vietnam visit Canon-Tu San branch primary school of Ta Mung commune ethnic day board primary school, Than Uyen district, Lai Chau province to present renovated and repaired classrooms for teaching & studying work of school and 40 backpacks and shoes for pupils. Especially, pupils & their family also received a lot of warm clothes donated by Canon employees with hope to ease the cold weather for a warmer spring.

Located in remoted area of Vietnam and lacking infrastructure, equipment, difficult transportation, the school is one of schools that have many memories with “Canon Friendship school chain”. At the first time of fact-finding school, Canon was moved by the difficulties, infrastructure lacks that school has to overcome. Canon decided to build 2 new classrooms and inaugurated in 2009.

Canon not only sponsored to build new classrooms but also follow the situation of schools belonging to project. In the beginning of 2018, Canon Vietnam supported school to renovate and repair 2 classroom. On 27 Jan, the handover ceremony was organized successfully with the representatives from Than Uyen district People’s Committee, department of Education & Training, Ta Mung Commune People’s Committee, the principal, teachers and pupils. Also, there were 50 volunteers who were employees of Canon Vietnam’s supporting school to paint classrooms, clean school, print and take photos for pupils. This meaningful activity left the deep impression for school and local people about the youth, the contribution of volunteers as message “Hand in hand, you and I for a bright future”.

With the purpose of improving studying environment of teachers and pupils in mountainous area as well as encouraging studying spirit of pupils, since 2007, Canon Vietnam has been supporting 90 friendship schools, bringing many new and spacious classrooms for unprivileged pupils in Vietnam. Moreover, every year we also visit, upgrade these schools if necessary and present equipment such as cameras, printers, computers, Canon bookcases, bunk beds for schools in the project.

Canon hopes that with the effort of company, local authorities, the encouragement from Vietnam government and the contribution from young Canon volunteers, the social contribution activities of Canon Vietnam as well as “Canon volunteer network on social & culture activities” will be stronger to the social contribution activities will be expanded widely, achieve more effective results for Vietnam education in particular, and Vietnam society development in general.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111
Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

On December 16th, 2017, Canon Vietnam and Vemba5 Charity Fund, Ella Charity Fund have coordinated with Ta Van kindergarten school to organize handover ceremony of Hoa Si Pan friendship school point, belonging to Ta Van kindergarten school, Ta Van Commune, Quan Ba District, Ha Giang Province. The ceremony was successfully with the attendance of representatives of People’s Committee of the district, Department of Education and Training in Quan Ba District, Ta Van Commune People's Committee as well as all the teachers and pupils.

The core purpose of “Canon Friendship School Chain” is to improve studying environment for the pupils – the future master of the country then to make step to nurture human resources for developing nation. Since 2007, Canon Vietnam has been supporting 99 friendship schools, bringing many new and spacious classrooms for unprivileged pupils in Vietnam. Moreover, every year we also visit, upgrade these schools if necessary and present equipment such as cameras, printers, computers, Canon bookcases, bunk beds for schools in the project.

This school point locates at Ta Van – a poor & border regional commune of Quan Ba District, the pupils have to cross mountainous roads with full of obstacles to reach the school . Moreover, the infrastructure is lack of many things, the classroom with mud material is small, downgraded, unsafe and lack of light. Understanding its situation, Canon Vietnam and Vemba5 Charity Fund, Ella Charity Fund built 3 new classrooms for the school point and sanitary building as well.

Declaring at the ceremony, Mr. Sawa Shunji – General Director of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. Shared: “Canon is originated from “Kwanon” in Chinese with the symbol of Bodisattva with a thousand of hands & eyes who always save people. Taking brand as Canon, we expect to bring the really useful products to everyone. Accompanying with us is Kyosei philosophy – Living and working for Living and working for a common good. Therefore, besides production operation, we have been implementing many projects with expectation to contribute to the development of society in general and education in particular. The “Canon friendship school chain” Project today that builds new school, improves classroom as well as supports educational equipment for students and teachers in mountainous and remote area also has this meaning.”

Besides the school handover, Canon Vietnam presented 60 gift sets including books, comics, stationeries for children. Vemba 5 Charity Fund, Ella Charity also gave pupils and school many meaningful presents.

With the concern from Canon and Charity Funds, on behalf of the school managing board, the teachers and the children, the school headmaster expressed thank you to all sponsors. The work has important meaning, creates better condition for all the pupils and teachers as well as reduces difficulties for each family of concerning their children’s study. The support and gifts from the company are encouragement for all pupils and teachers to get more achievements in the future.

“Canon Friendship School Chain” project once again affirm Canon's long-term strategic commitment in Vietnam as well as the Kyosei philosophy - Living and working for a common good that Canon has pursued. Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company also the encouragement from Vietnam government and local authorities, the social contribution activities will be expanded widely, achieve more effective results for Vietnam education in particular, and Vietnam society development in general. Besides that, our project always hopes to receive the support and cooperation from the community, volunteers to bring meaningful activities to poor children in the whole country.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Assistant General Manager
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111
Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

November 25th, 2017, Canon Vietnam Co., in cooperation with the Youth Union of Bac Ninh province successfully organized the environmental protection program for pupils of grade 3, 4 and 5 at the Nghia Dao primary school and cleaning environment with the participation of over 40 volunteers from Canon Vietnam and commune Youth Union. This program has received enthusiastic participation by all teachers, pupils of the school, the volunteers as well as the attention of the delegates from the Department of Education and Training of Bac Ninh, Thuan Thanh District People's Committee, Nghia Dao district Youth Union, Nghia Dao Commune People's Committee.

The program was implemented with the aim to raise awareness of environmental protection for the pupils and guide them how to protect the environment through small actions in everyday life. At the same time, inspire and raise awareness of environmental protection in rural life for the majority of people, and the young people.

At the ceremony, Mr Yasuda, Director of Que Vo factory, said: " “Vietnam is one of the 5 countries which have the most serious influence from the climate change around the world with some phenomenon such as: Drought, flood, tides. Living environment is not only in warning places but also everywhere from urban to rural area serious polluting. Protecting environment is not only organization’s responsibility but also through our daily action that you maybe think it unuseful.”

The program has two main activities; environmental education activities include theoretical training modules and rewarding game activity for the students. Lessons give students the basic knowledge about the environmental situation in Vietnam and around the world. Lesson content is associated with vivid illustrations, to help them visualize more clearly the environmental situation and to acquire knowledge more easily. Thereby, they can be aware of the importance of environmental protection. The program also guides them to protect the environment through actions under the 3R - environmental protection activities are being carried out effectively in the world. 3R stands for the English name of 3 from "Reduce" - "Reuse" - "recycle" means "Reduction" - "Reuse" - "Recycling". Currently, the 3R has not been widely disseminated to students in Vietnam. Therefore, the Company has developed programs that guide students on how to implement 3R through simple actions in daily life. Apart from the theoretical instruction and small test questions, they also participated in two games named "reuse" - use items used to do new things and games "Rubbish classification”. In the game "Rubbish classification”, the children can learn to classify waste properly by 3 types of inorganic garbage, organics and recycling it. Besides participating in activities, students are receiving gifts are serving utensils learning.

After enjoying the program, some pupils shared their feeling: “ “This is the first time I have chance to join such an interesting lesson, we love this so much! From now on, I will not throw waste away everywhere and I’m very happy to make this awesome bear-shaped pen box from something called “rubbish” by myself! I will give it to my little brother” .

During the environmental education program for school children, 30 Canon volunteers, and more than 10 youth union members in communes actively cleaning and painting surrounding the school. Canon Vietnam also gave presents to Tu Mai primary school 01 printer, 05 double rubbish bins, 1 water purifier and 412 gift sets for pupils. Besides, Canon also presented 01 printer to Nghia Dao Commune Youth Union to serve their work.

Also in 23rd, December, 2017 Canon will cooperate with Bac Giang Province Communist Youth Union to implement in Dong Huu primary school, Yen The District, Bac Giang province. The program will have the participation about 200 pupils & 100 volunteers.

This is 19th time Canon organized this "Propagation of environmental protection" in Bac Ninh, Bac Giang & Ha Noi. Besides, Canon Vietnam plant forest yearly “For the green Vietnam” with square total of 230 ha protection forest and many other activities Through this annual program, Canon Vietnam hopes will together contribute to environmental protection of Earth - our common home.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111
Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

Scholarship “Canon – Cultivate future talents” in school year 2017-2018 has been carried out nationwide to support the students, who have been in hard living condition but achieved excellent academic results at high schools and universities. The scholarship is sponsored by Canon Vietnam Limited Company (CVN) and Hochiminh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) that aims at embodying the following up, supporting activities for students and “Tiep suc den truong” program launched by HCYU as well.

“Canon – Cultivate future talents” scholarship project started from 2014-2015. School year 2017-2018 is the fourth year that scholarship project “Canon – cultivate future talents” is carried out. Through 3 months of implementation, the Examining Board has already selected the most excellent 10 high school students and 21 universities students. After the list of candidates was finalized, representatives of HCYU, Ministry of Education & Training and CVN went fact-finding at Hai Duong province, Ben Tre province, Khanh Hoa province and Ho Chi Minh City, in which the selected students live in order to have a clear view of their family condition, then encourage them on their study.

Total value of the scholarship project “Canon – cultivate future talents” in school year 2017-2018 is about 2.8 billion VND in which scholarships for 104 high school pupils and university students. There are 61 university students (24 million/set/year) and 43 students (16.2 million/set/year). Students that got scholarship in 2017-2018 are possible to get additional scholarships in the following years till they graduate provided that they keep on studying well enough. At the same time, Canon Vietnam and HCYU commit to follow up and support pupils and students in their study and their career in their future, creating firm fundamental base for next generation’s development.

By “Canon – Cultivate future talents” scholarship of this year 2017-2018, HCYU and CVN hope to contribute more and more for the next Vietnamese generation’s development particularly and for the national education generally by creating opportunities and best conditions for the development of Vietnamese students.

The handover ceremony of scholarship “Canon – cultivate future talents” 2017 -2018 is held at 8:00 am, October 29th 2017 at Ha Noi University Stadium, Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Ha Noi

For further information, please contact:
1. General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Tel: 024 3881 2111 ; Fax: 024 3881 1284 2. Vietnam Youth Assistance and Development Center
Add: 64 Ba Trieu – Hoan Kiem - Hanoi
Tel: 024 6263 1833; Fax: 024 38263874

October 7th, 2017, Canon Vietnam and Vemba5 Charity Fund have coordinated with Khun Ha kindergarten school to organize handover ceremony of the Canon – Vemba5 – Sang Phang Cao friendship school, belonging to Khun Ha kindergarten school, Khu Ha Commune, Tam Duong District, Lai Chau Province. The ceremony was successfully with the attendance of representatives of People’s Committee of the district, Department of Education and Training Tam Duong District, Khun Ha Commune People's Committee as well as all the teachers and pupils.

The core purpose of “Canon Friendship School Chain” is to improve studying environment for the pupils – the future master of the country then to make step to nurture human resources for developing nation. During many years implementing the project, Canon has been bringing many new and spacious classrooms for unprivileged pupils in Northern and Middle provinces of Vietnam.

This school point locates at a poor commune of Tam Duong District, the pupils have to cross mountainous roads with full of obstacles to reach the school. Moreover, classroom was built by wood panels, harsh weather in this mountainous area made the classroom downgraded than ever. Understanding its situation, Canon Vietnam and Vemba5 Charity Fund built new classroom for the school point and another supporting work as well.

Declaring at the ceremony, Mr. Niimura - Deputy General Director of Canon Vietnam Company shared: “Children are the future of the country and education career is the most important career of each country. Creating good conditions for pupils means we possibly germinate talents for country development. Therefore, we continuously make efforts to bring more good things for the pupils in particular and for the society in general.”

Besides the school handover, Canon Vietnam Company presented 40 gift sets for the children and many warm winter blankets for the school. Especially, during the ceremony, Canon Vietnam also coordinated with More Production Company to organize more interesting activities such as book giving, book reading activity and Origami art folding activity. It was the first time that the children in this area had been introduced to Japanese Ehon comics. Ehon comic is known as books which perform stories illustrated by pictures; it spends for the children from the age of 0 to 10. Ehon comics are small stories with clear structure (opening – body – closing) and its contents are suitable for all children; by pictures, it helps children to explore and develop their imagination. Therefore, Ehon comic books are famous and popular in Japan.

With the concern from Canon Vietnam Company and Vemba5 Charity Fund, on behalf of the school managing board, the teachers and the children, the school headmaster expressed thank you to all sponsors. The work has important meaning, creates better condition for all the pupils and teachers as well as reduces difficulties for each family of concerning their children’s study. The support and gifts from the company are encouragement for all pupils and teachers to get more achievements in the future.

Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company also the encouragement from Vietnam government and local authorities, the social contribution activities will be expanded widely, achieve more effective results for Vietnam education in particular, and Vietnam society development in general.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111
Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

Bicycle handover ceremony "Canon- Delighting you to go to school "
2017 in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh province

In the morning of 5th, September, 2017, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. cooperated with the Bac Giang Provincial Youth Union and Cam Ly High school to organize the bicycle handover ceremony named “Canon-Delighting you to go to school”. In the ceremony, there were representatives of provincial Communist Party, provincial People’s Committee, Representatives of Departments, provincial newspapers and local agencies, Mr. Eiji Yasuda – Factory Manager of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., Que Vo Factory, management board of 8 schools of projects in 2017-2018 and all teachers, pupils of Cam Ly High school.

Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd donated 140 new bicycles with total value of 170 million Vietnam Dongs with the purpose of supporting unprivileged pupils who got good achievement in studying but falling in difficult situation such as their homes are far away from school. Specifically, 100 new bicycles is transferred to 4 new schools of 2017 project including Viet Tien Secondary school (Viet Yen), Hiep Hoa 2 High school (Hiep Hoa), Xuong Lam Secondary school (Lang Giang), Cam Ly High school(Luc Nam); 40 bicycles for 4 shools in 2016 project: Tu Mai Secondary school (Yen Dung), Dong Tan Secondary school (Hiep Hoa), Tien Son Secondary School (Viet Yen), Lang Giang 3 High School (Lang Giang). Additionally, Canon donated a Canon printer for representative of Cam Ly High school in order to support teaching activity.

at the ceremony, Mr Mr. Eiji Yasuda – Factory Manager of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., Que Vo Factory shared his opinion: “Pupils are the future generation of each nation, and educational Cause is the most important Cause of the country. Being aware of it, activities of Canon Vietnam always forwards to the pupils to possibly bring a good environment for pupils to study, develop and improve themselves, then, joining hands with Vietnamese people to nurture talents – the future owners of the country and build an education system more sustainably; such as the project “Canon Friendship school chain”, “Canon – Cultivate future talents” scholarship and the presenting bicycle program “Canon-Delighting you to go to school” today.”

On this occasion, Mr. Eiji Yasuda has sent the best wishes to all the school management board, the pupils of the 8 schools in the project and hope that such schools will complete outstanding tasks of the new school year 2017-2018.

Also in September 2017, Representative of Canon Vietnam will present 140 bicycles for 11 schools in Tien Du, Gia Binh & Lương Tai District of Bac Ninh province. The handover ceremony will be held in Luong Tai 2 High School – Luong Tai District.

Summary, until 2017, after 6 implementing years, Canon Viet Nam already presented 1295 bicycles to pupils in 50 schools of 13 districts in Bac Ninh and Bac Giang province.

With the policy that developing the company together with ensuring coperate social responsibility, Canon Viet Nam hope that we can contribute much more for Bac Ninh and Bac Giang in particular and modernization and industrialization of Vietnam in general.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111
Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

Nghe An, August 26th, 2017, in the exciting atmosphere of new school year, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. organized a handover ceremony of 163 sets of table and chair and 270 gift sets to pupils at Canon – Bai Son Primary Friendship School, Bai Son Commune, Do Luong District, Nghe An Province. Besides the attendance of the delegates from Canon Vietnam, there are the attendances of local administration’s delegates as well as teachers and pupils.

With the mission “To improve the studying environment for pupils – the future owner of the country, and to make advance of cultivating the human resources for country development”, Canon Vietnam chooses Bai Son primary school, Do Luong District, Nghe An Province is the 1st place to launch project “Canon Friendship school Chain” in 2017 Bai Son primary school, Do Luong District, Nghe An Province.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Minoru Niimura – Deputy General Director of Canon Vietnam expressed: “Children are like raw gems which are not sharpened yet; a sustainable education system will help to sharpen these raw gems into bright gems. Being aware of it, we desire to possibly bring a good environment for pupils to study, develop and improve themselves, then, joining hands with Vietnamese people to nurture talents – the future owners of the country and build an education system more sustainably. We hope that with our modest contribution, the pupils’ dreams and talents will be fulfilled”.

To express thank you to the delegates of the company, the headmaster of the school – Mr. Thai Khac Hong said: “We cannot express how happy and honored we are when getting support from the company before new school year. It is a huge motivation for the pupils to become a good people to society and for teacher to make a brighter future for local students.

Before this ceremony, on August 19th and 20th, 50 volunteers of “Canon volunteer network of social & culture activities” joined to support the school by setting up 163 sets of table and chair and clean up the environment around the school. This activity also attracted local youth and native to join a hand.

Through this project, Canon Vietnam hopes that with its efforts, the local authorities, the encouragement from the Government of Vietnam and especially the contributions of Canon volunteers, Canon's contribution activities to community can contribute more and more to Vietnam education system in particular, as well as the development of society in general.

Press Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Assistant General Manager of Public Relations & Legal Affair Division
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Kim Chung commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 024-38812111
Fax: 024-38811284
Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

On May 14th 2017 - Representatives of Bac Giang provincial authority, representatives of Canon Vietnam Co.Ltd., representatives of District Commissioner, representative of Viet Yen District People Committee, Huong Mai Commune Party Secretary, Chairman of Huong Mai Commune People Committee, 30 volunteers and many center & local journalists and media already particiated in handover ceremony of “Lighting up the countryside” project at Huong Mai Commune, Viet Yen District, Bac Giang province.

This project has been invested more than 200 million VND with the total 9 kilometers of street light. After 2 month urgent deploying and implementing, until now, 4 projects at Hoang Lai Village, Thanh Van Commune, Hiep Hoa District; Dinh Ha & Quyen Village, Tan Trung Commune, Hiep Hoa District; Ngoc Son Village, Chu Dien Commune, Luc Nam District; Thuong, Boi, Ha & Ha Thuong Village, Thuong Lan Commune, Viet Yen District, Bac Giang province have been finished.

Aim of this project is bringing the light to dark alleys that have not had lighting system, contributing to ensure the traffic safety and to build up countryside more and more civilized and modern. From 2013 until now, Canon Vietnam has carried out this project and lighten up more than 35 small villages in Bac Ninh and Bac Giang in people’s happiness. And this year Canon Vietnam continuously implements this project in Bac Giang province with the agreement of Bac Giang People’s Committee and the support from Bac Giang Youth Union.

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, Mr. Niimura – Deputy General Director of Canon Vietnam stated: “Canon stated: “Canon stated: “Lighting up the Countryside” project started from 2013. After 5 years, Canon Vietnam has sponsored nearly 85 kilometers lighting system for Bac Ninh and Bac Giang province. Through this project, I hope that Canon can help more for dear Vietnam in near future, more and more streets in small villages will be lighten up; therefore, it will ensure the traffic safety for Vietnamese generally and for Canon’s employees particularly. Hence, not only mental life of Vietnamese but also their spiritual life will be improved better”.

After the handover ceremony, 30 CVN volunteers & youth volunteers have participated enthusiastically in repairing & planting grass for Huong Mai kindergarten’ s football station with the area of 100m2. They also planted fruit trees & fresh vegetable garden, painted the school fence wall, that will support for the children and teachers also in teaching & playing activity.

In the upcoming 26th of May, 2017 at Bac Ninh province, Canon is going to cooperate with Bac Ninh Youth Union to organize the handover Ceremony of “Lighting up the Countryside” project for 4 hamlets (Guot, Cau Dao, Phuong Tri, Ngoc Noi) of 4 communes (Viet Hung, Nhan Thang, Thua, Tram Lo) of Que Vo, Gia Binh, Luong Tai, Thuan Thanh district with total 9 kilometers of lighting system.

In brief, total 18 kilometers of lighting system in 2 provinces have been finished with total sponsor budget of 400 million VND.

As company’s policy, developing company means to ensure the social security, Canon Vietnam hope that we can contribute more for the industrialization in Bac Ninh and Bac Giang province particularly and for Vietnam generally. All for a wealth Vietnam!.

Press Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Assistant General Manager of Public Relations & Legal Affair Division
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Kim Chung commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111
Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

Son La, April 22nd 2017, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. visited and presented gifts at Canon Hoa Dao Friendship School, Phong Lang Commune, Thuan Chau District, Son La Province. On this trip, Canon has presented the renovation work, repair of the roof and electrical parts of the classrooms to better serve their learning environment, and the company has also donated 358 gift sets to pupils here.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Sawa Shunji - General Director of Canon Vietnam said: "From 2007 up to date, the project, “Canon friendship school chain” has sponsored for 44 friendship schools in 19 provinces in the North and Central with 105 new classrooms, 2 teachers' rooms, 14 toilets and washers. Every year, besides building new schools, Canon is very pleased to be back to visit and continue to support the schools of project .... "

Before that, Canon also visited and support for schools project in Nghe An, Tuyen Quang, Ha Tinh provinces:

Nghe An, on February 26th 2017, Canon Vietnam held 30 sets of computers handover ceremony in Bai Son Secondary School, Bai Son Commune, Do Luong District, Nghe An Province and presented186 gift sets for pupils. This program also involved the participation of 70 Canon Vietnam volunteers who are employees of the company involved in computer assembly, sweeping, vegetable growing, garage repair and join the exchange program with the school.

On March 10th 2017, at the Kim Minh Primary School, Phuc Son Commune, Chiem Hoa District, Tuyen Quang Province, Canon Vietnam held handover ceremony of sanitary building for school. Wash your hands for school. There were more than 50 Canon Vietnam volunteers and Japanese students participated in painting the classroom and exchanging with the students.

Ha Tinh, April 7th 2017, with the desire to overcome consequence of the flood that caused damage to Huong Thuy Kindergarten, Huong Thuy Commune, Huong Khe District, Ha Tinh Province. Canon carried out the handover ceremony of repaired classrooms and learning equipment and toys donation to the school.

Canon Vietnam hopes that with the efforts of the company, the local authorities, the encouragement from the Government of Vietnam and especially the contributions of Canon volunteers, Canon's contribution to community as well as Canon volunteer network will be stronger so that Canon Vietnam can contribute more to the educational cause of Vietnam in particular, as well as the development of society in general.

Press Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Assistant General Manager of Public Relations & Legal Affair Division
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Kim Chung commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111
Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

(Thanh Hoa – 16 April 2017)– More than 100 Canon volunteers were joined by 100 pupils of Nhu Thanh high school, representatives from Thanh Hoa Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ben En National Park, and the Nhu Thanh District’s People's Committee for the “2017 Green Vietnam” forest regeneration day.

The event was held in Ben En National Park, Hai Van Commune, Nhu Thanh District, Thanh Hoa Province.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Mr. Shunji Sawa - General Director of Canon Vietnam shared: "Vietnam is one of the 5 countries which have the most serious influence from the climate change around the world? What should we do to improve the climate change situation? One of the best ways is planting tree and having program to educate and promote environment protection. Planting forest not only reduces climate change but also helps us build a green house for all. The baby trees we planted today not only for us but also for our future generations. This will be the most precious gift we can give future generations. By this activity, we hope that not only the Youth who join planting forest today but also local people and people over the country will raise their awareness on environment protection."

Following the ceremony, representatives from the various bodies teamed up with volunteers from Canon Vietnam and Canon Marketing Vietnam in planting thousand of trees in a newly designated planting area.

Canon has been particularly active in raising people’s awareness of environmental issues in Vietnam, running programs including a drawing contest dubbed ‘Our action today for Tomorrow’s Earth” and featuring photography that draws attention to environmental matters. An information booth has further been set up to help visitors better understand Ben En National Park and the work that Canon has done in this country.

Having just been awarded a prize for his efforts, Le Ha Minh said: This is the first time that my drawings have been shown to such a wide audience, and I was surprised and honored to win this prize today. I have planted over ten trees, and I really hope that Canon keeps organizing events like this in Vietnam so that people can become more aware of the need we all have to protect the environment. I am really looking forward to coming back here next year and seeing how my trees have grown!

Inaugurated in 2011, the Green Vietnam Forest Planting project kicked off in a 10 hectare section of Ben En National Park, aiming to create a new forest in the area, and to protect the lowland forest ecosystem – with notably attention being placed on the need to protect the Erythrophleum fordii plant. Seven years into the program, a full 130 hectares of forest has been planted, and a huge number of children have been educated through these activities.

With a philosophy aimed at a Green - Clean and Beautiful environment and sustainable development, social activities such as "Green Vietnam", environmental protection campaign, garbage collecting in response of World Environment Day, Canon has contributed to make Vietnam’s environment healthier and enhance people's awareness of the need to protect our environment.

Launched in 2011, up to now, the project "Green Vietnam" by Canon Vietnam has planted over 210ha of protected forest in numerous provinces, and in future will be expanded further, contributing to bring green throughout the country.

Press Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Assistant General Manager of Public Relations & Legal Affair Division
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Kim Chung commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111
Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

November 26th, 2016, Canon Vietnam Co., in cooperation with the Youth Union of Bac Giang province successfully organized the environmental protection program for pupils of grade 4 and 5 at the Tu Mai primary school and cleaning environment with the participation of over 100 volunteers from Canon Vietnam and commune Youth Union. This program has received enthusiastic participation by all teachers, pupils of the school, the volunteers as well as the attention of the delegates from the Department of Education and Training of Bac Giang, Yen Dung District People's Committee, Yen Dung district Youth Union, Tu Mai Commune People's Committee.

The program was implemented with the aim to raise awareness of environmental protection for the pupils and guide them how to protect the environment through small actions in everyday life. At the same time, inspire and raise awareness of environmental protection in rural life for the majority of people, and the young people.

At the ceremony, Mr Sawa, General Director, said: "The environment in which we are heavily polluted, not only in urban areas, but also in rural areas. In rural areas, though less emissions but no system for collection and disposal, therefore, environmental pollution has become more serious and urgent demands that we must begin to act now. Through the program today, the company wants to send a message to all people, especially the young people: let's work together to keep the blue homeland Bac Giang, Vietnam country, for a green planet. This is a priceless gift that we intended for future generations."

GD made speech and presented gift to school

The program has two main activities; environmental education activities include theoretical training modules and rewarding game activity for the students. Lessons give students the basic knowledge about the environmental situation in Vietnam and around the world. Lesson content is associated with vivid illustrations, to help them visualize more clearly the environmental situation and to acquire knowledge more easily. Thereby, they can be aware of the importance of environmental protection. The program also guides them to protect the environment through actions under the 3R - environmental protection activities are being carried out effectively in the world. 3R stands for the English name of 3 from "Reduce" - "Reuse" - "recycle" means "Reduction" - "Reuse" - "Recycling". Currently, the 3R has not been widely disseminated to students in Vietnam. Therefore, the Company has developed programs that guide students on how to implement 3R through simple actions in daily life. Apart from the theoretical instruction and small test questions, they also participated in two games named "reuse" - use items used to do new things and games "Rubbish classification”. In the game "Rubbish classification”, the children can learn to classify waste properly by 3 types of inorganic garbage, organics and recycling it. Besides participating in activities, students are receiving gifts are serving utensils learning.

Pupils were excited to join in activities during program

After enjoying the program, some pupils shared their feeling: This is the first time I have chance to join such an interesting lesson, we love this so much! From now on, I will not throw waste away everywhere and I’m very happy to make this awesome bear-shaped pen box from something called “rubbish” by myself! I will give it to my little brother”.

During the environmental education program for school children, 50 Canon volunteers, and more than 50 youth union members in communes actively cleaning, garbage collection, school surroundings, many village roads, alleys, public and communal areas.

Volunteers of Canon & commune Youth Union joined in cleaning activities

Representatives planted memorial tree

Canon Vietnam also gave presents to Tu Mai primary school 01 printer, 05 rubbish bins, 1 memorial tree and 220 gift sets for pupils. Besides, Canon also presented a printer to Tu Mai Commune Youth Union to serve their work.

Also in this December, Canon will cooperate with Bac Ninh Province Communist Youth Union to implement in Thua Town primary school, Bac Ninh, Bac Ninh province. The program will have the participation of 433 pupils & more than 30 volunteers.

This is 18th time Canon organized this "Propagation of environmental protection" in Bac Ninh, Bac Giang & Ha Noi. Through this annual program, Canon Vietnam hopes will together contribute to environmental protection of Earth - our common home.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111
Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

On Nov 12, 2016, Canon Vietnam and charity fund group Vemba5 collaborated with the Education & Training Department at East Dien Bien district to hold the Pu Nhi pre-school handover commencement program in Pu Nhi commune, East Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province. The ceremony went well with the participation of representatives from Dien Bien province’s Education & Training Department, East Dien Bien district People's Committee, Pu Nhi Village People's Committee and all faculty members and students of Pu Nhi pre-school.

Carrying out the mission of "improving the learning environment of students – future owners of the country – to make progress in nurturing the human resources development for a strong and prosperous nation," Canon continued to develop its "Canon’s friendship school chain" in Dien Bien province throughout 2016.

Pu Nhi was the only pre-school in East Dien Bien district where all classrooms were temporary housing, including main campus and five branches. Classrooms were assembled from pieces of wood, covered by flimsy canvas hoping to shield from the sun, wind and rain. School amenities and facilities were not only deficient, but also run down severely by inclement weather.

Understanding the such challenges, Canon Vietnam and charity fund group Vemba5 have supported construction of four spacious classrooms, one auxiliary work to ensure hygiene, and donated many toys and 100 gift sets composed of learning tools and candy for students.

At the commencement, Mr. Sawa Shunji – Canon Vietnam’s general director – shared: “the achievements and the values we are creating today will be valuable asset for the next generation- who continues to preserve and promote those values. Therefore, a solid educational foundation is critical to help students challenge and develop themselves. Bearing in mind Kyosei’s philosophy – living and working together for the common good – Canon Vietnam’s employees and I are very proud as we were able to contribute to building a good learning environment for Pu Nhi pre-school students, leading towards a better life.”

Canon Vietnam hopes that, with the effort from the company, local authorities, encouragement of Vietnam’s Government and especially the contribution of young volunteers, its social activities would be able to contribute to not only Vietnam’s education, but also the industrialization and development of Vietnam’s society.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111
Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

Hanoi, October 24, 2016 – With the desire of sharing the suffering & loss of people in the Middle of Vietnam, today, Canon Vietnam, Tenma Vietnam, TLIP Corp., other organizations and individuals together support “Central point” of storm No.6 that effected to 6 communes in Hương Khê district, Ha Tinh province and Bo Trach district, Quang Binh province. During the trip, CVN’s volunteers hand in 600 gift sets including: rice, oil, fish sauce, salt, soap, face tower, mosquito net and medicine for effected people with the total amount of over 350 million VND.

As soon as the storm damaged the Middle of Vietnam, employees, Japanese members and management board of Canon in Vietnam has shown the spirit of solidarity, to join hands towards central to timely share with the difficulties of local people to help them quickly overcome their life after the flood. Moreover, information about the program of Canon also widely spread and received responses from Japanese companies, organizations and individuals.

During the 3-day trip from 24th to 26 Oct 2016, Canon volunteers and members of other companies also paid a visit, shared and presented gifts to 600 households in 6 communes: Hương Thủy, Hòa Hải and Phúc Đồng in Hương Khê district (Hà Tĩnh); Sơn Lộc, Phú Trạch and Cự Nẫm in Bố Trạch (Quảng Bình).

Niimura Minoru, Deputy Director Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., said: “It’s first time I’ve been in the Middle of Vietnam, It was with great personal sadness that I witnessed the damage caused by the recent storm. There’s a deep tradition of philanthropy in Vietnam while Canon’s ‘KYOSEI’ philosophy is based on living & working together for the common good. Therefore, it was natural for us to offer support for storm victims. While the gifts can never compensate for the losses suffered, at least they represent a gesture of kind heartedness of Canon in Vietnam and others Japanese company, organization & sponsors to the people here. We hope that, with our small support, local people can overcome difficulty and back to normal life soon.”

Share the difficulties with flooded people

At the same time in Oct 2010 & 2013, when the people in the middle of Vietnam in general & Ha Tinh in particular faced with 2 storms continuously, Canon called up donation with the total amount of 630 million VND for hundreds of effected households in Huong Khe & Vu Quang districts, Ha Tinh province.

As well as flood relief, Canon’s corporate social responsible activities include the Canon - For Future Generations program -- an ongoing initiative to award scholarships and supplies to children in 157 disadvantaged schools across Vietnam. Another socially responsible program is “Canon – Cultivate future talents, planting forest “For a green Vietnam” Canon. In the future, Canon Vietnam is committed to continue to coordinate with businesses, organizations and associations to undertake meaningful social programs.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111
Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

Hanoi, morning of 14th October 2016, Canon Vietnam Co., LTD has cooperated with Hochiminh Center Communist Youth Union to hold the scholarship ceremony “Canon- Cultivate future talents 2016” at Grand Hall, Thang Long factory. “Canon- Cultivate future talents” scholarship project in 2014-2020 period is implemented in nationwide scale in order to support the excellent pupils and students having poor family living conditions but still tirelessly make an extreme effort overcoming all the life difficulties. The total value of this scholarship is 5 billion VND.

2016 is the third year of implementing “Canon- Cultivate future talents” scholarship project. The recently scholarship ceremony marks Canon Vietnam’s effort in many social community development activities, contributing in nurturing and developing the next generation. Through 3 months of implementing, Scholarship Selection Council chose 11 pupils and 16 students nationwide who met all the required criteria. Moreover, Canon and Hochiminh Center Communist Youth Union had visited pupils and students in Ca Mau, Soc Trang, Yen Bai and Hanoi for actual examining their real living conditions and encouraging them to continuously make an effort on their study career.

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, Mr. Sawa Shuji – General Director of Canon Vietnam said: “Canon Vietnam wants to express the special concren about Vietnamese pupils and students education and traning by implementing this project. We are willing to support the excellent pupils and students who have poor family background, give them motivation to get over their life obstacles, create the fundamental base of developing and nurturing the next talent young generation, push them come nearlier to their dreams and truly become talents to build up a wealthier Vietnam and the better world.”

Selected pupils and students not only receive the Canon scholarship but Canon Vietnam also pay all the relevant expenses for them to attend this ceremony, visit Hanoi’s historical monument, have Thang Long factory tour to see the real manufacturing operation of printer line for enhancing their real working knowledge beside the knowledge at school.

Selected pupils and students 2016 may continuously receive Canon scholarship until they graduate if they can maintain their excellent study results; at the same time, Canon Vietnam and Hochiminh Center Communist Youth Union will support and follow their study and their career after graduating for developing and nurturing the next talents generation.

By the “Canon – Cultivate future talents” scholarship project, Canon Vietnam and Hochiminh Center Communist Youth Union hope to be able to contribute more in development of Vietnamese next generation particularly and of national education and training generally by creating opportunities helping many poor talents Vietnamese pupils and students’ dreams be reachable.

For more detail information, please contact to:
1. General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., LTD
Address: Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Zone, Dong Anh dist., Hanoi
Tel: 04 3881 2111 ; Fax: 04 38263874
2. Youth & Schooling Board, Hochiminh Central Communist Youth Union
Add: 64 Ba Trieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Tel: 04 62631847; Fax: 04 38263874

Bicycle handover ceremony "Canon- Delighting you to go to school "
2016 in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh province

In the morning of 11th, October, 2016, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. cooperated with the Bac Giang Provincial Youth Union and Lang Giang 3 High school to organize the bicycle handover ceremony named “Canon-Delighting you to go to school”. In the ceremony, there were representatives of provincial Communist Party, provincial People’s Committee, Representatives of Departments, provincial newspapers and local agencies, Mr. Sawa Shunji – General Director of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., management board of 9 schools of projects in 2015 and 2016 and all teachers, pupils of Lang Giang 3 High school.

Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd donated 150 new bicycles with total value of 170 million Vietnam Dongs with the purpose of supporting unprivileged pupils who got good achievement in studying but falling in difficult situation such as their homes are far away from school. Specifically, 100 new bicycles is transferred to 4 new schools of 2016 project including Hương Lâm Secondary school (Hiệp Hòa District), Lạng Giang 3 High school (Lạng Giang district), Tiên Sơn Secondary school (Việt Yên District), Yên Lư Secondary school (Yên Dũng district); 40 bicycles for 4 shools in 2015 project (Hương Sơn Secondary school, Yên Dũng 2 High school, Bắc Lý Secondary school, Lục Nam High school) and the rest 10 ones is for Tân Sơn secondary school in Luc Ngan district – the school in the first year project 2012. Additionally, Canon donated a Canon printer for representative of Lạng Giang 3 High school in order to support teaching activity.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Sawa Shunji, General Director of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. shared his opinion: “Pupils are the future generation of each nation, and educational Cause is the most important Cause of the country. Therefore, activities of Canon Vietnam always forwards to the pupils – the real master of the country; such as the project “Canon Friendship school chain”, “Canon – Cultivate future talents” scholarship and the presenting bicycle program “Canon-Delighting you to go to school” today.”

On this occasion, Mr. Sawa has sent the best wishes to all the school management board, the pupils of the 9 schools in the project and hope that such schools will complete outstanding tasks of the new school year 2016-2017.

Also in the up coming 22th October 2016, Representative of Canon Vietnam will present 130 bicycles for 11 schools in Tiên Du, Gia Bình, Yên Phong & Lương Tài District of Bắc Ninh province. The handover ceremony will be held in Lê Văn Thịnh Secondary school – Gia Bình District.

Summary, until 2016, after 5 implementing years, Canon Việt Nam already presented more than 1000 bicycles to pupils in 37 schools of 12 districts in Bac Ninh and Bac Giang province.

With the policy that developing the company together with ensuring coperate social responsibility, Canon Viet Nam hope that we can contribute much more for Bac Ninh and Bac Giang in particular and modernization and industrialization of Vietnam in general.

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111
Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

Bac Giang, May 7th 2016, Canon Viet Nam Co.Ltd., cooperates with Bac Ninh Youth Union to organize the handover ceremony of “Lighting up the countryside” project in Bao Son village, Bao Son commune, Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province. The handover ceremony take place successfully in the presence of representatives of Bac Giang provincial authority, representatives of Canon Vietnam Co.Ltd., representatives of District Commissioner, representative of Luc Nam District People Committee, Bao Son Commune Party Secretary, Chairman of Bao Son Commune People Committee, and many center & local journalists and media.

This project has been invested more than 200 million VND with the total 9 kilometers of street light. After 2 month urgent deploying and implementing, until now, 4 projects at Don 19 hamlet, Huong Son commnue, Lang Giang district; Ngo Khong hamlet, Chau Minh commune, Hiep Hoa district; Viet Thang Nui hamlet, Dong Phuc commune, Yen Dung district and Bao Son commune, Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province have been finished.

Aim of this project is bringing the light to dark alleys that have not had lighting system, contributing to ensure the traffic safety and to build up countryside more and more civilized and modern. From 2013 until now, Canon Vietnam has carried out this project and lighten up more than 25 small villages in Bac Ninh and Bac Giang in people’s happiness. And this year Canon Vietnam continuously implements this project in Bac Giang province with the agreement of Bac Giang People’s Committee and the support from Bac Giang Youth Union.

Delivering a speech at the ceremony, Mr. Sawa Shunji – General Director of Canon Vietnam stated: “Canon stated: “”Lighting up the Countryside” project started from 2013. After 4 years, Canon Vietnam has sponsored nearly 70 kilometers lighting system for Bac Ninh and Bac Giang province. Through this project, I hope that Canon can help more for dear Vietnam in near future, more and more streets in small villages will be lighten up; therefore, it will ensure the traffic safety for Vietnamese generally and for Canon’s employees particularly. Hence, not only mental life of Vietnamese but also their spiritual life will be improved better”.

Previously, in 28th of April, 2016 at Bac Ninh province, Canon had cooperated with Bac Ninh Youth Union to organize the handover Ceremony of “Lighting up the Countryside” project for 4 hamlets (That Gian, Lien Ap, Van Than, Thon Thien) of 4 communes (Chau Phong, Viet Doan, Cao Duc, Ninh Xa) of Que Vo, Tien Du, Gia Binh, Thuan Thanh district with total 9 kilometers of lighting system.

In brief, total 18 kilometers of lighting system in 2 provinces have been finished with total sponsor budget of 400 million VND.

As company’s policy, developing company means to ensure the social security, Canon Vietnam hope that we can contribute more for the industrialization in Bac Ninh and Bac Giang province particularly and for Vietnam generally. All for a wealth Vietnam!

For detail information, please contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111
Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://canon-cvn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

On 27^th Mar 2016, together with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Thanh Hoa Province; Ben En National Park; Youth Union members of Thanh Hoa provincial Communist Party; Nhu Thanh District People’s Committees; Nhu Thanh I High school, Canon Vietnam has successfully organized the planting forest festival "For a green Vietnam" in 2016 at Ben En National Park, Nhu Thanh District, Thanh Hoa Province. Participating the ceremony are numerous local government representatives, citizens, Canon Vietnam with 100 volunteer members of Canon volunteer network, and 100 young students in Nhu Thanh district, Thanh Hoa Province.

The project in Ben En National Park not only contributes significantly to protect low belt forest ecosystems, but also raises young people’s awareness of environment protection through practical planting activities in particular and meaningful social activities in general. This is the sixth year that the planting forest cooperation project of Canon Vietnam is deployed in Ben En National Park with a total area of newly planted forests growing up to 110 hectares.

General Director of Canon Vietnam - Mr. Shunji Sawa said: "Through this program, I hope that the students, Ho Chi Minh unionists, and Vietnam youth in general will raise awareness of environment protection and afforestation to create “Green-lungs” for our earth. The existence of Earth has close relationship with our live so let’s protect the Earth as our live. This will be the most valuable gift we can transfer to the next generation. Let's try together for the greater development of Vietnam".

After launching ceremony, representatives of agencies, students and Canon volunteers have participated in planting hundreds of trees on new areas of the island. Together with planting tree activity, company held more activities to raise awareness for all attendants as well as visitors to Ben En national park such as: photo exhibition of environment protection activities, leave fingerprint to commit about environment protection. Both of activities attracted views so much. One of volunteer member shared “I like those activities very much because thanks to those activities, I know more about environment protection, and feel that I need to be more responsible for environment protection – It is my home as well as common house for all people”.

With the motto towards a Green - Clean – Beautiful Environment and social sustainable development, through social activities such as: Planting "For a Green Vietnam ", environment protection propaganda, scavenging responding to Worldwide Environment Day, etc. Canon Vietnam has contributed significantly to help the environment to be cleaner and enhance people’s awareness of keeping and working together to protect the environment. Built up since 2010, the Canon project “For a green Vietnam” so far has deployed new planting of 210 hectares protection forest. In the near future, this project will be continued to expand, contributes to bring “Green” throughout Vietnam.

For press information, please contact:
Mrs. Đào Thị Thu Huyền
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111
Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

November 21^st, 2015, Canon Vietnam Co., in cooperation with the Youth Union of Bac Giang province successfully organized the environmental protection program for pupils of grade 4 and 5 at the Tan Thinh primary school and cleaning environment with the participation of over 100 volunteers from Canon Vietnam and commune Youth Union. This is the first program to be implemented in 2015, this program has received enthusiastic participation by all teachers, pupils of the school, the volunteers as well as the attention of the delegates from the Department of Education and Training of Bac Giang, Lang Giang District People's Committee, Lang Giang district Youth Union, Tan Thinh Commune People's Committee.

The program was implemented with the aim to raise awareness of environmental protection for the pupils and guide them how to protect the environment through small actions in everyday life. At the same time, inspire and raise awareness of environmental protection in rural life for the majority of people, and the young people.

At the ceremony, Mr Minoru Niimura, Deputy General Director, said: " The environment in which we are heavily polluted, not only in urban areas, but also in rural areas. In rural areas, though less emissions but no system for collection and disposal, therefore, environmental pollution has become more serious and urgent demands that we must begin to act now. Through the program today, the company wants to send a message to all people, especially the young people: let's work together to keep the blue homeland Bac Giang, Vietnam country, for a green planet. This is a priceless gift that we intended for future generations. "

The program has two main activities; environmental education activities include theoretical training modules and rewarding game activity for the students. Lessons give students the basic knowledge about the environmental situation in Vietnam and around the world. Lesson content is associated with vivid illustrations, to help them visualize more clearly the environmental situation and to acquire knowledge more easily. Thereby, they can be aware of the importance of environmental protection. The program also guides them to protect the environment through actions under the 3R - environmental protection activities are being carried out effectively in the world. 3R stands for the English name of 3 from - "Reduce" - "Reuse" - "Recycle" means "Reduction" - "Reuse" - "Recycling". Currently, the 3R has not been widely disseminated to students in Vietnam. Therefore, the Company has developed programs that guide students on how to implement 3R through simple actions in daily life. Apart from the theoretical instruction and small test questions, they also participated in two games named "reuse" - use items used to do new things and games "Rubbish classification”. In the game "Rubbish classification”, the children can learn to classify waste properly by 3 types of inorganic garbage, organics and recycling it. Besides participating in activities, students are receiving gifts are serving utensils learning.

During the environmental education program for school children, 50 Canon volunteers, and more than 50 youth union members in communes actively cleaning, garbage collection, school surroundings, many village roads, alleys, public and communal areas.

Also in November, Canon will cooperate with Bac Ninh Province Communist Youth Union to implement in Phuong Lieu primary school, Bac Ninh, Bac Ninh province. The program will have the participation of 360 pupils.

With the success of the "Propagation of environmental protection", Canon Vietnam hopes to expand the scale of cooperation programs with many more schools in the northern provinces to adopt the annual operating companies will together contribute to environmental protection of Earth - our common home.

Contact:
Mrs. Đào Thị Thu Huyền
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111
Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

October 31^th 2015, Canon in Vietnam cooperated with Dien Bien district department of Education & Training to celebrate school handover ceremony for Dong Met branch kindergarten of Pa Khoang kindergarten, Pa Khoang commune, Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province. The ceremony saw the appearance of Dien Bien provincial department of Education & Training, District People’s Committee representative, commune People’s Committee together with all local teachers and pupils of Dong Met branch kindergarten.

With the mission "Improving educational environment for pupils – the next generation of country to make progress in nurturing the human resources for the development of the prosperous country" , in 2015, Canon continues on carrying out project "Canon Friendship School Chain" at unprivileged and mountainous areas in the North of Vietnam. Dong Met branch kindergarten of Pa Khoang kindergarten, Pa Khoang commune, Dien Bien district, Dien Bien province is 3rd destination of the journey after handover ceremony in Nam Son kindergarten and Noi Due kindergarten, Bac Ninh province.

The school is located in one of the most difficult communes of Dien Bien district, thus, studying condition of pupil here face with many difficulties. Many children have to go more than half of the hill to class. Facilities of school still lacks of many things such as classrooms are built from bamboo, sheltered temporarily by canvas. It cannot avoid the hot and windy weather...Understanding those difficulties, Canon timely supports for school and pupils by a building with 3 classrooms, 1 toilet and hand washing area, along with 70 gift sets of bag, studying equipment.

During the ceremony, Mr. Katsuyoshi Soma – General Director of Canon Vietnam, shared: "The achievement and values that we are making today will be the precious values for the next generation; and the next generation will be the ones who preserve and support those values. Therefore, a good education base is an essential element for the Inauguration ribbon cutting Opening school board GD present symbol key to school headmistress Inside new classrooms Old classrooms children to "sharpen" themselves and become our successors who follow and develop our values. Carrying on our "Kyosei" philosophy, I myself and all Canon members in Vietnam are extremely proud to be able to provide a better learning environment for Dong Met kindergarten’s pupils to continue their journey toward a better life."

On behalf of all the teachers and pupils there, Ms. Dinh Thi Hong Ngoan. – Headmistress of Dong Met kindergarten sent her thanks to Canon: "The building is a meaningful contribution that creates opportunities for teachers and pupils a better studying and teaching condition. Meanwhile, it also helps to throw away heavy burden for pupils’ parents in taking care their children studying. This support from Canon will encourage teachers and pupils to keep moving forward to a brighter future."

From 2007 up to now, "Canon friendship school chain" project has built 94 new class rooms and 4 standard toilet and hand washing area for 41 schools in 19 different provinces in the North & Centre of Vietnam.

Canon Vietnam hopes that with the effort from company, local authorities, encouragement from the Vietnamese government and especially from Canon young volunteer, social contribution activities of Canon Vietnam will develop more and more to contribute for the education cause of Vietnam in particular, the industrialization cause and the development of Vietnam society in general.

Contact:
Mrs. Đào Thị Thu Huyền
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

Scholarship "Canon – Cultivate future talents" in school year 2015-2016 has been carried out all over the country to support the students, who have been in hard living condition but achieved excellent academic results at high schools and universities. The scholarship is sponsored by Canon Vietnam Limited Company (CVN) and Hochiminh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) that aims at embodying the following up, supporting activities for students and “Tiep suc den truong” program launched by HCYU as well.

Within the period 2014 - 2020, HCYU and CVN are going to present 240 scholarship sets cost nearly 5 billion VND, including 90 sets for high school students and 150 sets for university students, who are in hard living condition but have strong will and mind to achieve excellent results in studying. The scholarship project aims at supporting these students to conduct their dreams to become the real talents for the country in the future.

Year 2015 the second year that scholarship project "Canon – cultivate future talents" is carried out. Through 03 months of implementation, the Examining Board has already selected 12 high school students and 13 universities students. They are all excellent candidates that fully converge all criteria of the scholarship including: good academic results, hard living condition, strong will and mind. After the list of candidates was finalized, representatives of HCYU, Ministry of Education & Training and CVN went fact-finding at Me Linh district, Hanoi, Hung Yen, Kien Giang provinces and Da Nang city, in which the selected students live in order to have a clear view of their family condition, then encourage them on their studying.

Total value of the scholarship project "Canon – cultivate future talents" in school year 2015-2016 is 506.4 million VND. Among those, scholarship for university students costs totally 312 million VND (equals to 24 million/set/year) and 194.4 million VND for high school students (equals to 16.2 million/set/year). Students that got scholarship in 2015-2016 are possible to get more scholarships in the following years till they graduate provided that they keep on studying well enough.

There were 20 students received "Canon – cultivate future talents" in school year 2014-2015 and 15 of them ( including 10 high school students and 5 university students) continue receiving the scholarship of this year 2015-2016 . HCYU and CVN hope to contribute more and more for the next generations of Vietnam particularly and the educating work of the country generally by offering opportunities and best conditions for the development of Vietnamese students.

The handover ceremony of scholarship "Canon – cultivate future talents" 2015 -2016 was held at 9:30 am, October 12th 2015at 26/03 Conference Room, Center Youth Union Office, No. 62 – Ba Trieu Str., Hoan Kiem – Hanoi.

For further information, please contact:
1. Vietnam Youth Assistance and Development Center
Add: 64 Ba Trieu – Hoan Kiem - Hanoi
Tel: 04 6263 1833; Fax: 04 38263874
2. General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Add: Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Tel: 04 3881 2111 ; Fax: 04 3881 1284

27^th September 2015—In partnership with the People’s Committee of Phình Hồ commune, Canon Vietnam has successfully launched the 50ha Shan Tuyết tea planting festival, under the "For a Green Vietnam" initiative in Trạm Tấu district, Yên Bái province. The ceremony saw the participation of numerous representatives from local authorities, along with young trade unionists, teachers and local residents, as well as employees from Canon and 100 of Canon’s volunteers...

This is the first time that Canon Vietnam has run a project at Phinh Hồ commune Trạm Tấu district, which is a moutainous area with extremely difficult terrain. The Shan Tuyết trees planted in the area have various applications including, watershed protection, soil retention, and water retention. Additionally, the market value of these trees is very high, helping to contribute to poverty reduction for local farmers. When Canon announced the plan, the majority of households in the area enrolled for the program.

Mr. Katsuyoshi Soma, Canon Vietnam CEO, shared: "Unless we collectively protect our environment, it’s unlikely that we will be able to sustain our living standard in the not-too-distant future. One of the best solutions is tree planting and providing environmental education. Today’s saplings aren’t just for us, but also for future generations. These saplings will serve as a precious gift that can be passed on to future generations."

"We truly appreciate the company’s good will toward improving the province’s ecological conditions. The program will simultaneously combat climate change and provide better economic growth for the local families here. This is a meaningful program to help boost the people’s journey towards a better life," quotes from a local representative.

Through this project, Canon Vietnam seeks to further preserve the environmental ecosystem, prevent climate change, improve the locals’ living standards and, most importantly, raise awareness about environmental protection with the young people in the area through practical planting activities. After the launching ceremony, the representative bodies of the People Committees, the Youth Union members, and the 100 volunteers participated in the tea tree planting activities.

"Green – Clean – Nature” is Canon’s motto for the sustainable development of society, and through social activities such as the “For a green Vietnam" forestation program, waste picking day, and Environment Day, Canon Vietnam has greatly helped the environment to become cleaner and encouraged people to collectively protect the ecosystem. "For a green Vietnam" has generated 190 planting hectares in Bắc Giang, Thanh Hoá, and Yên Bái. Moving forward, the project will continue to expand further, contributing to a greener Vietnam.

For press information please contact:
Mrs. Đào Thị Thu Huyền
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

In the morning of 5^th September, 2015, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. in cooperation with Bac Ninh People’s Committee and Bac Ninh Provincial Youth Union hold "Festival of taking children to school" and "School handover ceremony of Nam Son kindergarten" in Nam Son Commune, Bac Ninh city. The ceremony took place with the participation of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, the representative of Bac Ninh Provincial Party Committee and representative of local Committees, all teachers and pupils of Nam Son 2- kindergarten.

This is one of the schools in the project "Canon Friendship School Chain" in 2015 with the purpose of improving studying condition of the children - the future generation of the country and partly solving the urgent needs of kindergarten in the surrounding area of industrial park where there are many young labors in Bac Ninh and Hanoi. With the meaningful purpose, Nam Son 2 kindergarten was built as 2 story building including five spacious classrooms, kitchen, toilet and playground for pupils. Once in operation, the school can receive up to 200 children.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Soma – General Director of Canon Vietnam said "Children are consider as rough gem and a good education is essential to help them "honing" itself becoming the gems. With a philosophy of Kyosei, today Canon and I are proud of bringing to the children in Bac Ninh a new school as well as a comprehensive development environment for themselves for a better future".

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hang – Headmistress of school shared "The support for construction of kindergarten has a significant meaning, creating favorable conditions for teachers and pupils to teach and learn better, reduce the difficulties for each household in caring for their children's education. This contribution will encourage collective of teachers and students to continue towards a better life".

At this event, representative of Bac Ninh People Committee has awarded certificates for Canon Vietnam for the contributions in the construction of Nam Son kindergartens contributing to social and economic development for local area.

Contact:
Ms: Đào Thị Thu Huyền
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 (Ext: 2211)
Fax: 04-38811783
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

In September 5^th, 2015, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. cooperated with Bac Giang provincial Youth Union and Yen Dung 2 High School to hold bike donation program "Canon- Delighting you to go to school" in the opening of new school year 2015-2016. Attending the ceremony were the representatives of Bac Giang Provincial Party Committee, Bac Giang People's Committee, Bac Giang Youth Union, representatives of local departments and agencies and the local press, the management board of the 8 school in the project in years 2014 - 2015 and all teachers and pupils of Yen Dung 2 high schools

With meaning of helping students with high achievements in their studies but living in difficult circumstances, living far from school and do not have the means to go to school, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. present 140 bicycles value more than 160 million of projects in 2015, in which: 100 bicycles were given to 4 new schools of project this year: Huong Son Secondary school (Lang Giang district), Yen Dung 2 High school (Yen Dung district), Chau Minh Secondary school (Hiep Hoa district), Luc Nam High school (Luc Nam) and 40 bicycles for 4 schools of last year project (Tan Yen High school, Quang Tien Secondary school, Mo Trang High school, Tam Tien Secondary school). In addition, the company also donated Canon printers represent for all schools to serve the teaching.

Until 2015, after 4 years of the project, Canon has awarded nearly 700 bicycles to students at 25 high schools and secondary school in 12 districts of 2 provinces: Bac Ninh and Bac Giang.

Immediately after the ceremony donated bicycles, together with Canon Vietnam, Bac Giang Province Youth Unions continue organize the handover ceremony of "Lighting countryside" at Yen Lu commune, Yen Dung District, Bac Giang Province. With sponsor fee nearly 200 million for more than 9km in 3 communes of Yen Lu, Tien Lu and Huong Lam, Yen Dung district, Lang Giang and Hoa Hiep, the lighting systems of project has brighten the lanes and villages road in difficult communes in Bac Giang province, contributed to ensure traffic safety, maintain order and security, social security, build more civilized and modern villages.

After 3 years of implementing project, up to now, Canon Vietnam has donate nearly 50 km of electric lighting system with total investment more than 1 billion in all districts of the two provinces: Bac Ninh and Bac Giang. The happiness of project increase double when it created motivation for community’s contribution and efforts of local people, from that many kilometers of lighting were installed by the donation of local people. For example in Xuan Phu Commune, Yen Dung District, Bac Giang, there are 9 villages, in 2014, Canon Vietnam sponsor for 2 villages and till 2015, all 9 villages was lit up with by the contribution of local people. This is an great encouragement for the ongoing efforts of Canon Vietnam.

With the policy of company development and ensure social security, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. wants to contribute more for Bac Ninh and Bac Giang province in particular and Vietnam in general for a bright future and a prosperous society.

Contact:
Ms: Đào Thị Thu Huyền
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 (Ext: 2211)
Fax: 04-38811783
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

Bac Ninh, August 7th 2015, Canon Viet Nam Co.Ltd., cooperated with Bac Ninh Youth Union to organize the handover ceremony of "Lighting up the countryside" project in Dai Mao Village, Hoai Thuong Commune, Thuan Thanh District, Bac Ninh Province. The handover ceremony took place successfully in the presence of representative of Bac Ninh provincial authority, Central Youth Union; representative of Canon Vietnam Co.Ltd., representative of District Commissioner, representative of Que Vo District People Committee, Phuong Lieu Commune Party Secretary, Chairman of Phuong Lieu Commune People Committee, and many center & local journalists and media.

The happiness is double when this project created the motivation to the local people to contribute their own money for setting up more lighting system in their village. Making speech at the ceremony, Mr Michio Motohashi – Deputy General Director of Canon Vietnam Company said: "We cooperated with Bac Ninh Youth Union for project "Lighting for the countryside" with the purpose of ensuring traffic safety, security and order, improving infrastructure of industrial parks, civilizing & modernizing rural area, contributing to the target of the Vietnamese State "Industrial Development associates with urban development".

Contact:
Ms: Đào Thị Thu Huyền
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 (Ext: 2211)
Fax: 04-38811783
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

Hanoi, 22 March 2015, together with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Thanh Hoa Province; Ben En National Park; Thanh Hoa Provincial Unions; Nhu Thanh District People’s Committees; Nhu Thanh District’s Continuing Education Center, Ltd. Canon Vietnam has successfully organized the planting forest start ceremony "For a green Vietnam" in 2015 at Ben En National Park, Nhu Thanh District, Thanh Hoa Province. Participating the ceremony are numerous local government representatives, citizens, Canon Vietnam with 100 volunteer members of Canon volunteer network, and 100 young students in Nhu Thanh district, Thanh Hoa Province.

This is the fifth year that the planting forest cooperation project of Canon Vietnam is deployed in Ben En National Park with a total area of newly planted forests growing up to 100 hectares. The project in Ben En National Park not only contributes significantly to protect low belt forest ecosystems, but also raises young people’s awareness of environment protection through practical planting activities in particular and meaningful social activities in general.

General Director of Canon Vietnam - Mr. Katsuyoshi Soma said: "Through this program, I hope that the students, Ho Chi Minh unionists, and Vietnam youth in general will heighten awareness of environment protection and afforestation to create "Green-lungs" for our earth. The young trees we plant today are not only for us but also for our future generations. This will be the most precious gift that we bequeath for them. Let's try together for the greater development of Vietnam".

According to Mr. Do Xuan Loc, Vice director of Forestry Dept., Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Thanh Hoa Province, the province has completed the reforestation program with 5 million hectares of forest covering wasteland and barren hills between 1998 and 2010. Currently, regional forest covering has increased from 36.5% in 1999 to 51% in 2013, which is 10% higher than the national average. Thereby, it helps to minimize the effects of the disasters, result in sustainable raw materials for the forest products processing industry, and generate employments for about 20,000 households doing forest economy.

After launching ceremony, representatives of agencies, students and Canon volunteers have participated in planting hundreds of trees on new areas of the island.

With the motto towards a Green - Clean - Beautiful Environment and social sustainable development, through social activities such as: Planting "For a green Vietnam", environment protection propaganda, scavenging responding to Worldwide Environment Day, etc. Canon Vietnam has contributed significantly to help the environment to be cleaner and enhance people’s awareness of keeping and working together to protect the environment. Built up since 2010, the Canon project “For a green Vietnam” so far has deployed new planting of 140 hectares protection forest. In the near future, this project will be continued to expand, contributes to bring “Green” throughout Vietnam.

For press information, please contact:
Ms: Đào Thị Thu Huyền
Chief Senior Superintendent's Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh District, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111
Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

Hanoi, 31 January 2015 - As the continuation of its voluntary efforts to improve learning environments for underprivileged children in poor regions across the country, the project “Canon Friendship Schools” delivered the fresh joys of New Year to three schools in Northern Vietnam. By this program, Canon reaffirms its commitment in being the companion to Vietnamese future generation by completing the educational facilities for the classrooms Canon helped build with more necessary teaching and studying equipment. This new journey will bring in the motivation for both school staff and students to overcome all the difficulties and keep moving forward to a brighter future.

The Yen Lap primary school, part of the Thang Quan School is suffering from one of the worst conditions in Yen Son (Tuyen Quang). The lack in classrooms and seriously deteriorated state of school facilities has caused a lot of hardships for the teachers and students there. Understanding this situation, Canon Vietnam did build three new classrooms for the school in 2009. In the crew’s return this year, with the participation of the local authority and Yen Son Educational & Training Department, 90 pairs of desks and chairs of standard quality were presented to Yen Lap School which is now so-called Canon – Yen Lap Friendship School together with a variety of new studying tools given to every student.

On February 3rd 2015, Canon will revisit all the schools receiving support from “Canon Friendship Schools” and provide a brand new clean water system including a water container, pipes and a water filter for Ngu Mai unit, part of Hien Luong primary school in Dac Bac, Hoa Binh. – one of the first schools Canon helped build 5 solid classrooms in 2007. Canon Vietnam will present new studying tools and donate new clothes, warm blankets, scarves, hats… to bring the warm winter to all students there.

Within the scope of this project, Canon volunteers will deliver meaningful gifts in their return to Dai Xuan primary school in Dai Xuan, Que Vo, Bac Ninh which Canon sponsored for new restrooms, washing area and Canon bookcase in 2010. In this trip, Canon will bring three bookcases fully furniture with useful reference books for the school library, 12 pairs of desks and chairs as well as 700 presents to students.

With the desire to enhance the educational environment for teachers and students in underdeveloped mountainous areas as well as rise their spirits, since 2007 Canon’s project “For the next generation” has supported 82 school units across the country with 100 new classrooms, 2 new teacher rooms, 14 restrooms and washing areas of standard quality. Furthermore, the company also makes annual visits bringing constant supplies of cameras, computers, printers, bookshelves, bunk beds... to Canon Friendship Schools.

With the devotion to being a faithful companion of Vietnamese future generation, the project “Canon Friendship Schools” hopes to receive the support and contribution from community, volunteers and authorities as well in order to implement out more and more meaningful activities dedicated to the children in need all over Vietnam. This program will also confirm the strategic commitment to Canon’s sustainable development in Vietnam and demonstrate the Kyosei philosophy “Live and work together for the common good” that Canon always pursuing.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office.
Canon Vietnam Co.,Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Ha Noi.
Tel: 04-38812111
Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn

On 22th November, 2014, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd (CVN) cooperated with Bac Giang Youth Union and People committee of Tien Hung commune, Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province to successfully hold a program called “Environment Education propaganda and Cleaning environment program” at Tien Hung primary school.

The program was implemented with the aim at raising awareness of environmental protection for pupils and guiding them to protect environment through small actions in daily life; contributing to the movement of creating a green – clean – modern environment in the country.

At the beginning of the program, Mr. Keisuke Taniguchi – General Manager of Human Resources and General Affairs said that: “Our surroundings are being seriously polluted, not only in urban areas but also in rural ones. Although the amount of rubbish is still small at the rural areas, there is almost no system to collect and dispose that amount of waste. Therefore, environmental pollution is getting more and more serious, requiring our immediate actions. According to this program today, our company hopes to send an important message to all of us, especially the youth: we need to take action together in order to protect and build up a green Vietnam particularly a greener planet generally. It is surely the invaluable gift for the future generations”.

Canon Vietnam also gave presents to Tien Hung primary school 01 printer, 05 rubbish bins and 300 gift sets for pupils. Besides, Canon also presented a printer to Luc Nam Distric Youth Union to serve their work.

Right after the speech, 50 volunteers of Canon and 100 youth union members of the commune took part in the campaign cleaning and collecting rubbish along the streets and public areas in the commune.

At the same time, CVN also held a education program about environmental protection with the attendance of 300 pupils at the school. They are provided not only the basic knowledge of environment pollution situation in Vietnam and all over the world but also the significance of environment protecting by small actions to the surroundings. Illustrative pictures and small games or puzzles contributed to the interesting atmosphere during the lesson.

After enjoying the program, some pupils shared their feeling: “This is the first time I have chance to join such an interesting lesson, we love this so much! From now on, I will not throw waste away everywhere and I’m very happy to make this awesome bear-shaped pen box from something called “rubbish” by myself! I will give it to my little brother”.

This is the 22th environment protection propaganda held by Canon Vietnam for primary pupils in Bac Ninh, Bac Giang and Ha Noi. In the near future, CVN hopes to expand the program and cooperate with many other districts in Bac Giang as well as other provinces/cities so that it could become an annual program of Canon, contributing to the environmental protection of Vietnam.

In December, Canon Vietnam and Youth Union of Bac Ninh province will hold environment protection program at Ninh Xa primary, Bac Ninh city, Bac Ninh province with the participation of 150 volunteers from Canon Vietnam and local youth members.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-8812111 (Ext: 2211) Fax: 04-8811783

On 1st November 2014, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd organized the hand-over ceremony to put into use of class rooms, toilet & hand-washing areas to Phu Lam 2 kindergarten – An Phu village, Phu Lam commune, Tien Du District, Bac Ninh Province, this is one of schools in "Canon friendship school chain" project in 2014. The ceremony successfully took place with the attendance of representatives from People Committee of Tien Du District, People Committee of Phu Lam commune, school managing board, teachers and pupils of Phu Lam 2 kindergarten.

At the ceremony, General Director of Canon Vietnam, Mr. Katsuyoshi Soma handed the symbol key of Canon - Phu Lam Friendship, 55 sets of table and chair, 4 Canon bookshelves to Phu Lam 2 kindergarten and 120 gifts of candies and toys to pupils.

On behalf of teachers and pupils, Mrs. Do Thi Xuan, head master of Phu Lam 2 kindergarten, expressed the gratitude to Canon Vietnam for making their dream of a spacious school come true. Teachers and pupils are excited about new start. Also, Mrs. Xuan affirmed that Canon Vietnam’s sponsor on school construction has created more conditions to educate and develop talent of children there.

From 2009, in order to improve educational environment for teachers and pupils from areas with difficult conditions, and to encourage study spirit of pupils, "Canon friendship school chain" project has helped 38 friendship schools in 17 Provinces in the North and Central region of Vietnam to build 94 new classrooms, 2 teacher rooms, 14 standard toilet and hand washing areas and give 380 bicycles to them. In 2014, besides building new classrooms, standard toilet and hand washing areas, Canon also visit and offer schools of "Canon friendship school chain" project many devices, such as: cameras, printers, PC, Canon bookshelves, bunk beds, …

Canon Vietnam believes that Canon’s social activities and "Canon social & cultural volunteer network" project will grow steadily with the effort of Canon Vietnam and the local authority, the encouragement of Vietnamese government and especially the contribution of Canon volunteers. Canon Vietnam will contribute more to Vietnam education in general, to the industrialization, modernization and development of Vietnam society in particular.

Press information please contact
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@canon-vn.com.vn
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Hanoi, in October 14th, 2014, Canon Vietnam Co. Ltd cooperated with HCM Central Communist Youth Union to hold the handover ceremony for scholarship project “Canon-Cultivate Future Talents 2014” at Conference room in Hanoi Medical University. The ceremony honorably saw Mr. Le Quoc Phong – Secretary of Central Youth Union, Mr. Bui Van Linh – Vice Chairman of Pupils & Students Board – Ministry of Education & Training, Mr. Katsuyoshi Soma – General Director of Canon Vietnam Co. Ltd, management board of Hanoi Medical University, journalists, reporters and 20 awarded high school and university students together with more than 300 students from all over Hanoi.

The scholarship “Canon – Cultivate Future Talents” period 2014-2020 is a national scholarship, which aims to support unlucky but excellent high school and university students, who are always keen on overcoming hard living situation. This scholarship project is conducted by Hochiminh Central Communist Youth Union and Canon Vietnam Co. Ltd with the value of nearly 5 bil. VND.

The scholarship project “Canon-Cultivate Future Talents” is officially carried out for the first time in 2014. After 3 months working seriously, the Examining Board of the scholarship has selected 10 high school and 10 university students pupils (from provinces: Trà Vinh, Vĩnh Phúc, Bắc Giang, Thanh Hoá, Hưng Yên, Lai Châu, Đồng Tháp, Huế, Lào Cai, Vĩnh Long, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Quảng Nam, Quảng Bình, Ninh Thuận, Đăk Lăk, Bình Định), who can satisfy almost given criteria of the scholarship. After selecting candidates, representatives of Central Youth Union, Ministry of Education & Training and Canon Vietnam went on fact-finding in Vinh Phuc, Thua Thien Hue, Ba Ria Vung Tau, in which the chosen high school and university students live; so that organizers can understand more about these students’ life as well as encourage them to try harder in both studying and living.

Sharing with Examining Board of the scholarship, Student Do Nguyen Hoang Anh in Ba Ria Vung Tau – freshman at Hochiminh Medical University said: “ My father died in 2009, my 60-year-old mother has to sell lottery tickets on the streets, now my family owns a big debt from bank for living expense and studying fee. Winning this scholarship will helps me reduce difficulties on my mother’s shoulder somehow. Therefore, I will have chance to highly concentrate on studying to become a professional doctor, contributing to society as my dream. I will also invite my colleagues to contribute to Heart surgery Fund by knowledge and budget. Furthermore, I also try to establish one more Heart surgery Fund for children ”.

On the ceremony, Mr. Katsuyoshi Soma – General Director of Canon Vietnam said: “ Through this scholarship project, Canon Vietnam wants to express special concerns about education & training work, especially for pupils & students. Canon Vietnam wants to support the unlucky but excellent pupils & students so that they can overcome the hard situation in life and have chances to concentrate on studying then achieve their dreams as well as build up a beautiful world. This activity is also the way that Canon Vietnam contributes to not only Vietnamese but universal development by cultivating & building up future talent generations ”.

Besides the scholarship set value, Canon Vietnam donated awarded high school and university students whole expense to join scholarship handover ceremony as well also gave chance opportunities to visit Hanoi’s historical places and printer’s producing system at Canon’s factory; so that they can acquire practical knowledge, which is outside the books.

Central Youth Union and Canon Vietnam will continue to conduct the scholarship project “Canon – Cultivate Future Talents” in the following period in order to create foundation to develop future talent generation. The awarded high school and university students in 2014 will have chance to receive scholarship in following years until they graduate from high school or university provided that they keep on studying well. After graduating, they also receive support for occupational orientation.

Through the scholarship project “Canon – Cultivate Future Talents”, Central Youth Union and Canon Vietnam hope to contribute more and more to develop educational work of Vietnam particularly and build up the future generation for nation generally by create opportunities for pupils and students make their beautiful dreams come true.

For further information, please contact:
1. Youth & Schooling Board, Hochiminh Central Communist Youth Union.
Add: 64 Bà Triệu, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội.
Tel: 04 62631847; Fax: 04 38263874

2. General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co. Ltd.,
Add: Lot A1, Thanglong Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04 3881 2111 ; Fax: 04 3881 1284

In the morning of 4th, September, 2014, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. cooperating with the Bac Giang’s Provincial Union and Tan Yen 2 High school organized a new school year of 2014-2015 and bicycle donation program named “Canon-Delighting you to go to school”. In the ceremony, there were representatives of provincial Communist Party, provincial People’s Committee, Representatives of Departments, provincial newspapers and local agencies, Mr. Motohashi – Deputy General Director of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., management board of 8 schools of projects in 2013 and 2014 and all teachers, pupils of Tan yen 2 high school.

Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd donated 140 new bicycles with total value of 154 million Vietnam dongs of 2014 with the purpose of supporting unprivileged pupils who got good achievement in studying but falling in difficult situation such as their homes are far away from school. Specifically, 100 new bicycles is transferred to 4 new schools of project including Tan Yen 2 high school, Tam Tien secondary schools (Tan Yen Province), Mo Trang high schools and Quang Tien secondary school (Yen The Province) and the rest is transferred to 4 schools of project 2013 (Son Dong 2 high school, Luc Ngan 4 high school, Phu Nhuan and Tuan Dao Secondary school). Additionally, Canon donated a present which is Canon printers for representative of schools in order to support teaching.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Motohashi, Deputy General Director of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. shared his opinion: “Children are the future of each nation, and educational Cause is the most important Cause of the country. Therefore, social activities of Canon Vietnam always forwards to children – the real master of the country. Also, Canon hopes that Canon’s contribution will help pupils to obtain their dreams so they can contribute more and more for Vietnam.” On this occasion, Mr. Motohashi has sent the best wishes to all the school management board, the pupils of the eight schools in the project and hope that such schools will complete outstanding tasks of the new school year 2014-2015.

Also, in 5th September 2014, Representative of Canon Vietnam will present 100 bicycles for four schools in Bac Ninh: Le Van Thinh high school,and Dai Lai secondary school (Gia Binh Province), Luong Tai high school and secondary school of Binh Dinh (Luong Tai province). This has increased the total number of donated bicycles up to 480 pieces with total value about 500 million Vietnam dongs since the project started in 2012.

At the same time, (4/9) Canon Vietnam cooperated with Bac Giang Union to conduct handover ceremony of “Delighting country side” in Xuan Phu Commune, Yen Dung district, Bac Giang Province. With the total investment amount of 200 million for over 9 kilometers of 2 communes including Xuan Phu and Tan Hung of Yen Dung and Lang Giang district of Bac Giang Province respectively, Project of “Delighting the countryside” has a great meaning to ensure traffic safety, social orders and assurance. Also, this helps country more and more beautiful and civilized. The projects has finished over 28 kilometers with the total investment of 600 million in four districts of Bac Ninh and 2 districts of Bac Giang province. Specially, the success of project has high contribution of volunteers who are Youth Union members and residents in the communes, districts of projects.

Through project, Canon Vietnams hope that Canon together with State authorities, encouragement of Government and specially Canon volunteer, the network of Canon volunteer about social activities, We will contribute more for Education Cause of Vietnam in particular and modernization and industrialization of Vietnam in general.

Press information please contact
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 (Ext: 2211) Fax: 04-38811783
Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp

On 16th June, 2014, at Canon Vietnam Head office – Thanglong Industrial Park – Hanoi, the signing ceremony for agreement between Canon Vietnam Co., ltd (CVN) and the Central Committee of HCM Communist Youth Union (HCM CYU) was successfully held. This action marked the beginning step of the scholarship project “Canon – cultivate future talents” phase 2014 – 2020, which aimed to offer financial supports for pupils and students, who have poor living conditions but excellent academic result.

“Canon – Cultivate future talents” is an annual scholarship, which is conducted by CVN and the Central Committee of HCM CYU in order to support pupils and students, who gets high academic result but poor living condition, so that they can concentrate on studying and become real talents, contributing to Vietnamese development in the future. Besides, “Canon – Cultivate future talents” scholarship also provide pupils and students with best facility to grow up well without any financial or occupational constraint.

As its plan, for the period from 2014 to 2020, the Central Committee of HCM CYU and CVN will present 240 scholarships with total amount of nearly 5 billion VND; including 90 sets for pupils from high schools and 150 sets for students of universities all over the country. Each set of scholarship costs 16.2 million/year/pupil (1.8 million/month equivalently) and 24 million/year/student (2 million/month).

After the signing ceremony of agreement, HCM CYU and CVN will implement next steps of searching, selecting and presenting scholarship for the potential pupils and students through application files all over the country. The selected pupils and students are actually typical ones with high moral in studying and training. The handover of scholarship is planned to be held annually in September. The pupils and students, who already got the scholarship still be able to receive “Canon – Cultivate future talents” scholarship in the following years until they graduate provided that their academic and training result are still good.

With the purposes of the scholarship project is to cultivate talent pupils and student, who are having difficulties in living, the Central Committee of CYU and CVN will continue this activities to follow the development of the typical and potential ones in order to create basic talent sources for national development in the future. Through “Canon – Cultivate future talents” , the Central Committee of HCM CYU and CVN hope to contribute more and more to the Vietnamese youth’s development particularly and to national education development generally by cultivating talent sources for Vietnam.

Contact:

1.

Department of Pupils and Schooling, Central Committee of HCM Communist Youth Union
Address: 64 – Ba Trieu Str., Hoan Kiem dist., Hanoi.
Tel: 04 62631857; Fax: 04 38263874

2.

General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Address: A1 – Thanglong Industrial Park, Dong Anh dist., Hanoi
Tel: 04 3881 2111 ; Fax: 04 3881 1284

** In the morning of 26 Jan, 2014, Canon Vietnam Company implemented equipment handover to Khu Min school branch, My Thuan 2 primary school, My Thuan commune, Tan Son District, Phu Tho province. This is one of the subjects of "Canon Friendship School Chain" project and was handed to the local authority in 2009. The handover ceremony took place successfully with the presence of representatives of Tan Son District People’s Committee, Tan Son district department of Education and Training, My Thuan Commune People's Committee, the principal and all the teachers and students of Khu Min school branch.

In the ceremony, the representative of Canon Vietnam presented Canon – Khu Min friendship primary school 5 Canon bookshelves, 45 sets of table & chair, hundreds of reference books to pupils. In addition, 160 sets of gift including stationary were given to encourage them to pursue their education.

Making speech at the ceremony, the representative of Khu Min school branch, My Thuan 2 primary school also happily informed the usage of Canon classrooms for 5 years. On behalf of managing board, teachers & pupils, Mrs. Phan Thi Thu Huyen, principal of school sent his sincere thanks to Canon Vietnam for making their dream of new beautiful school come true, as well as expressed their desire to receive further help from Canon Vietnam in the time to come. In addition, he also emphasized that Canon’s sponsor would be the motivation for all the teachers and students to make greater effort and get more achievement.

** On the same day, 50 volunteers from “Canon social and culture volunteer network” cooperated with the teachers to set up Canon bookshelves, tables and chairs, take photos and print out for all pupils, hold game show and clean up surrounding school. It contributed to bring happiness and relaxing time to teachers and pupils, children and local people.

For the purpose of improving teaching and studying conditions of teachers and pupils in mountainous areas, as well as stimulating pupils’ eagerness for studying, the “Canon Friendship School Chain" project has assisted 33 friendship schools in 16 provinces in the North and the Middle of Vietnam, built 77 new classrooms, 2 teachers’ rooms, 12 standard toilets and hand washing areas, donated 240 bicycles to schools. In 2014, besides, the company has also continued to pay visits and given aid to schools in Canon Friendship School Chain with a variety of equipment such as cameras, printers, computers, Canon bookshelves, etc.

Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company and local authorities, also the encouragement from Vietnam government, especially the great support of Canon young volunteer members, Canon social activities as well as Canon social & culture volunteer network could get more sustainable development and make more contribution to Vietnam education in particular, Vietnam industrialization and Vietnam society in general.

Press information please contact
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 (Ext: 2211) Fax: 04-38811783
Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp

On 7th December, 2013, Canon Vietnam limited liability company (CVN) cooperated with Bac Ninh Youth Union and People committee of Dai Bai commune, Gia Binh district, Bac Ninh province to successfully hold a program called “Hand in hand for a green environment” at Dai Bai primary school.

The program was implemented with the aim at raising awareness of environmental protection for pupils and guiding them to protect environment through small actions in daily life; contributing to the movement of creating a green – clean – modern environment in the country.

In the beginning of the program, Mr. Keisuke Taniguchi – General Manager said: “Our surroundings are being seriously polluted, not only in urban areas but also in rural ones. Although the amount of rubbish is still small at the rural areas, there is almost no system to collect and dispose that amount of waste. Therefore, environmental pollution is getting more and more serious, requiring our immediate actions. According to this program today, our company hopes to send an important message to all of us, especially the youth: we need to take action together in order to protect and build up a green Vietnam particularly a greener planet generally. It is surely the invaluable gift for the future generations”.
Canon Vietnam also gave presents to Dai Bai primary school including 10 rubbish bins, 2 baffle separators, 10 hygiene tools in order to serving daily activities and ensuring hygiene quality at the school together with 150 help books and nearly 400 gifts for pupils. Besides, Canon also presented a printer to People Committee of Dai Bai commune to serve their work.

Ms Nguyen Phuong Mai-Vice Secretary of BN Youth Union share “Today, BNYU cooperated with Canon Vietnam to organize ENV Education program in Dai Bai primary school. This is opportunity to improve ENV knowledge of all people related to rubbish classification and treatment to contribute to ENV protection and reuse rubbish in daily life. It will help to improve habit about rubbish classification in VN people mind. From that, we can collect rubish to reuse in order to reduce waste to ENV and reduce expense for treatment”

Right after the speech, 100 volunteers of Canon and 50 youth union members of the commune took part in the campaign cleaning and collecting rubbish along the streets and public areas in the commune.

On this occasion, CVN also held a education program about environmental protection with the attendance of 347 pupils at the school. They are provided not only the basic knowledge of environment pollution situation in Vietnam and all over the world but also the significance of environment protecting by small actions to the surroundings. Illustrative pictures and small games or puzzles contributed to the interesting atmosphere during the lesson.

After enjoying the program, some pupils shared their feeling: “This is the first time I have chance to join such an interesting lesson, we love this so much! From now on, I will not throw waste away everywhere and I’m very happy to make this awesome bear-shaped pen box from something called “rubbish” by myself! I will give it to my little brother”.

This is the 12th environment protection propaganda held by Canon for primary students in Bacninh, Bacgiang and Hanoi. In Gia Binh district, Dai Bai commune is the first place to organize this program. In the near future, CVN hopes to expand the program and cooperate with many other districts in Bacninh as well as other provinces/cities so that it could become an annual program of Canon, contributing to the environmental protection of Vietnam.
Last November saw another successful environment protection propaganda held by Canon and Youth Union of Bac Giang province at Quang Tien commune, Tan Yen district, Bac Giang province with the participation of more than 100 volunteers from Canon and local youth as well as local people’s income, bring more and more the green for bald hills of Vietnam.

Press information please contact
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
GDO Div
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 (Ext: 2211) Fax: 04-38811783

Hanoi, November 3, 2013 – Canon has taken decisive action to offer support in the wake of the terrible storm that swept into central Vietnam last month. Convoys organized by the company arrived at two districts in Ha Tinh province, one of the worst hit areas, to hand out hundreds of relief items including clothing, rice, domestic utensils and hard currency. The total worth of the relief amounted to around VND300million.

Ha Tinh province was hit badly by last month's extreme weather, suffering damage totaling around VND112 billion. On witnessing the terrible events, the staff and management of Canon Vietnam, Canon Marketing Vietnam along with distributor Le Bao Minh, coordinated employees to contribute to relief efforts and show solidarity with the people of Ha Tinh.

During their two day trip to the province, the Canon volunteers visited around 400 households in two communes: Duc Linh and Duc Bong.

Taniguchi Keisuke, General Manager of HR – GA division, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., said: “It was with great personal sadness that I witnessed the damage wreaked by the recent storm. There's a deep tradition of philanthropy in Vietnam while Canon's „kyosei' philosophy is based on coming together for the common good. Therefore, it was natural for us to offer support for storm victims. While the gifts can never compensate for the losses suffered, at least they represent a gesture of kind heartedness that can only help morale in the central region.”

Canon's most recent efforts are not the only time it has offered support in Ha Tinh province. In 2010, after two consecutive major hurricanes, Canon mobilized VND330 million to alleviate damage to households in Huong Khe and Vu Quang districts.

Mr. Le Van Ngo, Deputy Chairman of Duc Bong People Committee, Vu Quang District, Ha Tinh said: “The recent storm has flooded more than 300 households, separating 8 communes, causing a lot of difficulties to the local inhabitants. The roads were isolated and children could not go to school. The loss and damage are of great deal. In such a situation, the in-time support and contribution from companies like Canon would help people here quickly recover from the consequences of the storm and gradually return to their normal lives”.

Nguyen Bac Ha, one of 20 volunteers who joined the trip to Ha Tinh expressed: “Only when I came here myself did I understand the level of damage that the storm has caused to people living in Ha Tinh. Although our contribution today just plays a small part in the national joint effort to relieve the burden for the people here, we hope that what we brought to Duc Bong and Duc Linh will provide them not only technical support but also the necessary encouragement to move on“.

During the 2-day trip in Duc Bong and Duc Linh communes, Vu Quang district, Canon Marketing Vietnam, Canon Vietnam and Le Bao Minh also paid a visit to some individuals who were severely suffered from the typhoon, including household of Tran Thi Con, 85, household of Pham Thi Cuc 82 and her husband Nguyen Duc Tri 92, and household of Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, all living in Duc Bong and Duc Linh communes together with other households. On this occasion, Canon also delivered the gifts and cash to these heavily affected households, totaled 1.5 million VND each gift set.

As well as flood relief, Canon's corporate social responsible activities include the Canon - For Future Generations program -- an ongoing initiative to award scholarships and supplies to children in 48 disadvantaged schools across Vietnam. Another socially responsible program is Canon - For a green Vietnam which focuses on environmental protection. In the future, Canon is committed to continue to coordinate with businesses, organizations and associations to undertake meaningful social programs.

For more information on the campaign to help flood victims in central Vietnam and on Canon's policy on corporate responsibility, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/canonvietnamcsr

About Canon:
Canon is a global leader in photographic and digital imaging solutions. Canon Singapore Pte Ltd is the headquarters for South & Southeast Asia driving sales, marketing and service strategies. Besides handling the domestic market, the company leads 18 other countries including subsidiaries in India, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The parent company Canon Inc has a global network of close to 300 companies and employs close to 200,000 people worldwide. It is dedicated to the advancement in technology and innovation and commits about 10% of its total revenue each year to R&D. Canon is consistently one of the top few companies to earn the most number of patents over the last 19 years. Canon is top 100 Best Global Brand Company. Canon is guided by its Kyosei philosophy that focuses on living and working together for the common good.

About Canon Marketing Vietnam Co. Ltd.
Canon products have been available in Vietnam since the 1980s through its authorized distributors. In the last ten years, it established a more significant presence when it set up three production facilities in Thang Long, Hanoi, Que Vo and Tien Son, Bac Ninh and Canon Marketing Vietnam Co. Ltd. Besides providing employment for more than 25,000 people, Canon also makes outstanding contributions to the country's development through its meaningful social activities. Canon Marketing Vietnam Co. Ltd operates under the guidance and support of Canon Asia Marketing Group and Canon Singapore Pte. Ltd., which is the regional marketing headquarter for Canon's South & Southeast Asia region. Along with the distributor Le Bao Minh, Canon has more than 300 authorized service partners in the country.

About Canon Vietnam Co. Ltd.
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. started operating in Vietnam in 2002 when its main products were inkjet printers and photo scanners. After ten years of development, the company has grown from strength to strength. Currently, Canon has more than 24,000 workers in three factories: Thang Long, Que Vo and Tien Son. Besides its business activities, Canon Vietnam has become a strong presence in the community via projects that highlight issues ranging from education to the environment and offer relief to flood and storm victims. Through these activities, Canon Vietnam aims to contribute to the development of Vietnam's prosperity.

For more information, visit: www.canon.com.vn.

About Le Bao Minh Joint-Stock Company – Official distributor of Canon
Established in August 1997, Le Bao Minh JSC specializes in office equipment such as copiers, printers, fax machines and projectors.
With its strategic vision to grow the Canon brand through innovative policies, Le Bao Minh Joint Stock Company has been the official distributor of Canon products in Vietnam from October 1, 2003.

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Hoà Bình, On the morning of 25th Oct 2013, Canon Vietnam Company has conducted over ceremony to the new class for the village kindergarten Thuong, Cuoi Ha Commune, Kim Boi district, Hoa Binh Province. The handover ceremony took place successfully in the presence of representative of representative of Kim Boi district People Committee, Kim Boi district Department of Education and Training, Kim Boi district Department of Labor, War invalids and Social Affairs, Cuoi Ha Commune People Committee, Mr Michio Motohashi – Deputy General Director of Canon Vietnam Company, School administrators and teachers, and 26 children of Canon – Thuong Friendship Kindergarten.

Making speech at the ceremony, Mr Michio Motohashi – Deputy General Director of Canon Vietnam Company said: “Children are the future of each nation, and educational Cause is the most important Cause of the country. Therefore, activities of Canon Vietnam always forwards to children – the real master of the country.”

Together with the new classroom, Canon Vietnam also present Thuong Kindergarten 14 sets of table & chair and 01 teacher table, 01 Canon bookshelves with many books, notebooks & new toys. Besides, Canon Vietmam also present 26 gift sets being book & stationery for the children in Thuong Kindergarten in order to encourage their studying spirit.

At the ceremony, Ms. Bui Thi Danh – Headmaster of Thuong kindergarten shared: “The kindergarten was established in 2007 in the mountain area of Kim Boi District. Therefore, there were many difficulties in infrastructure, equipment for training and studying. Most of the schools in each village are temporary and there are few children of school age go to school. Thanks for the attention of Canon Vietnam Company, our kindergarten has a new classroom & furniture. The children have a clean, beautiful & stable classroom & do not have to take other place for studying as before. The interest of Canon Vietnam Company is not only for the Cuoi Ha Commune education but also for Vietnam education.”

Canon – Thuong Friendship Kindergarten is one of many schools belong to “Canon Friendship School Chain" project 2013. With the success of this project, Canon Vietnam want to contribute more and more for Vietnam education in particular and the industrialization as well as the development of Viet Nam Social in general.

Press information please contact
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 (Ext: 2211) Fax: 04-38811783
Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp

In the morning of 23th, Oct 2013, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. implemented garret & teaching, studying equipment handover ceremony for Huong Thuy kindergarten, Huong Khe district, Ha Tinh province. The handover ceremony took place successfully with representatives from People's Committee of Huong Khe district, Huong Khe Department of Education and Training, Huong Thuy commune People’s Committee, Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen– Senior Manager of General Director Office, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. and the managing board of school, all the teachers and 56 students of Huong Thuy kindergarten school.

In 2012, Canon Vietnam has sponsored school to build a new classroom, upgrade 2 old classroom, sanitation facilities and items to support teaching and learning . Students no longer have to cross the river to get to school. However, school still faces with many difficulties when the flood season coming, the river water level rises, classrooms were flooded 3 meter, all furniture must be moved to local people. When the flood season passes, school have to buy new furniture for pupils to use because furniture gets wet or swept by water. Recognizing those difficulties, Canon Vietnam continues to sponsor Huong Thuy kindergarten school to build garret with the purpose of storing equipment & furniture when the flood is coming.

Speaking at the ceremony, Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen – Senior Manager, representative of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. shared: “I hope that with sponsor from Canon Vietnam this time, in flood season the school doesn’t send studying equipment to local people’s house, after flood season, school can avoid breaking and loss of equipment. In addition, with new equipments, pupil’s studying is more enhanced and more efficient” Moreover, he also hopes that through social activities , friendship between Canon Vietnam Huong Khe district people in particular , between the two countries Japan and Vietnam in general become closer and closer .

On behalf of Huong Thuy kindergarten, Ms. Le Thi Hoa Lai – Headmistress of school shared: “Huong Thuy kindergarten located in the most serious effected area by flood so each year, it has to bear serious effect from storm, cement yard, fence, equipment, and teaching equipments were broken. Thanks to sponsor of Canon Vietnam to store equipment, therefore parents of pupils and teachers no longer move tables, chairs and toys to local people’s household to avoid flood which are far 2-3kilometers from school, and this is also our happiness and motivation for teacher and pupils to achieve higher result in kid caring and education work in order to meet demand of kindergarten education in current time.”

Besides garret handover, Canon Vietnam Company also donated 56 gifts including books and stationary for pupils in kindergarten Huong Thuy to encourage the studying spirit of pupils.

Press information please contact
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp

** In the morning of 19 Oct, 2013, Canon Vietnam Company implemented handover 3 new classrooms to Ban Hiep primary school, Ha Lang commune, Chiem Hoa district, Tuyen Quang province. The handover ceremony took place successfully with the presence of, representatives from Chiem Hoa District People’s Committee, Chiem Hoa district department of Education and Training, Ha Lang Commune People's Committee, Mr. Keisuke Taniguchi - General Manager of HR-GA division of Canon Vietnam, the principal and all the teachers and more than 70 students of Ban Hiep primary school.

Making speech at the ceremony, Mr. Keisuke Taniguchi – General Manager of Canon Vietnam said: “Children are future masters of each country and education cause is an important cause of each country. Creating best study conditions for children means cultivating future talents for the development of the country. With this guideline, we always try our best to provide children better educational condition in particular and Vietnam society in general” . Besides, he hoped that through these social activities, friendship between Canon Vietnam and Chiem Hoa people in specific and friendship between Japan and Vietnam in general become closer and closer.

Together with 3 new classrooms, Canon Vietnam also presented Canon – Ban Hiep friendship primary school 5 Canon bookshelves, 60 sets of table & chair, stationary for pupils. In addition, each pupil received 1 warm jacket to help them avoid coldness in winter. This meaningful gift was funded by Canon employees from Fund of Flea Market in order to contribute to social activities.

On behalf of managing board, teachers & pupils of Ban Hiep primary school, Mr. Triệu Viết Hùng – Vice headmaster of school sent his sincere thanks to Canon Vietnam for making their dream of new beautiful school come true. With this new school, teacher and pupils would be more and more eager for starting new school year. In addition, he also confirmed that Canon’s sponsor in building school contributes to create new conditions for education and promoting ability for the young generation in commune.

** Before that, on 12th & 13th Oct, 50 volunteers from 3 Factories of Canon Vietnam joined volunteer day at Ban Hiep primary school to set up new tables and chairs, Canon bookshelves, take photo and pint out for all pupils, hold game show and clean up surrounding school. It contributed to bring happy and relaxed time to teachers and pupils, children and local people.

Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company and local authorities, also the encouragement from Vietnam government, especially great support of Canon young volunteer members, Canon social contribution activities as well as Canon social & culture volunteer network could make more contribution for Vietnam education in particular, Vietnam industrialization and Vietnam society in general.

Press information please contact
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 (Ext: 2211) Fax: 04-38811783
Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp

In the morning of 4th, September, 2013, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. cooperate with the provincial Bac Giang Union, Son Dong 2 High School to hold ceremony of the new school year 2013-2014 and bicycle handover program " Canon-Delighting you to go to school" at Son Dong 2 High School. Attending the ceremony, there were representatives of provincial Communist Party, provincial People’s Committee, Representatives of Departments, provincial newspapers and local agencies, Mr. Motohashi – Deputy General Director of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., and management board of 8 school including: Sơn Động 2 High school, Tân Sơn secondary school, Lục Ngạn 2 high school, Hộ Đáp secondary school, Dương Hưu secondary school, Phú Nhuận secondary school, Lục Ngạn 4 high school, Tuấn Đạo secondary school and all the teachers and pupils Son Dong 2 high school.

Based on a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the company Canon Vietnam and Bac Giang Youth Union on July 16, 2013, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. will donate 140 bicycles with a total value 150 million for 8 high schools and secondary schools in 2 districts: Luc Ngan and Son Dong. In the ceremony, Deputy General Director of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. – Motohashi Michio awarded 140 bicycles for 8 new schools. It includes 4 new schools: Lục Ngạn 4 High school & Phú Nhuận secondary school (Lục Ngạn district), Sơn Động 2 high school &Tuấn Đạo secondary school (Sơn Động district)4 schools of project 2012: Lục Ngạn 2 high school, Dương Hưu secondary school, Hộ Đáp secondary school, and Tan Son secondary school). Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. also presented Canon printers & camera for Bac Giang Province, Bac Giang Youth Union and the principal of 4 school. Accordingly, these bicycles will be handed back to the unprivileged students but study well and stay away from the school to help them go to school safe and more convenient.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Motohashi, Deputy General Director of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. shares “Children is the future of each nation, and educational Cause is the most important Cause of the country. Therefore, activities of Canon Vietnam always forwards to children – the real master of the country". On this occasion, Mr. Motohashi has sent best wishes to all the school board, the students of the four schools in the project, hope schools to complete outstanding tasks of the new school year 2013 – 2014.

Ms. Hoang Thi Anh Minh – pupil of grade 10A2, Son Dong 2 high school, being representative for 140 pupils of 8 schools shared her feelings about difficulties in assuring studying. When their home is far from school nearly 30km, they have to board at local people’s house; thereby their parents spend more money for children’s studying in difficult situation. It may lead to stop student’s studying. In addition, some of students do not have transportation means so they have to walk to school; therefore studying result is influenced much. They hope and believe that thanks to Canon Vietnam sponsor, way to school becomes more convenient, rate of attendance is higher, especially quality of teaching & studying is ensured. More than that, she would like to send her sincere thanks to Canon Vietnam for sponsoring and promise to study well to become good student, good child & useful citizen of society.

Together with project “Canon friendship school chain”, Canon Vietnam hope by such efforts in our social activities: sponsor to build new classrooms, toilet & hand washing area “Canon friendship school chain”, planting forest “For a green Vietnam”, propaganda & environment education, and with the support from the Vietnamese government, local authorities and especially from young, active volunteers of “Canon social and culture volunteer network”...will help to improve Vietnam’s education system in particular, and the whole society’s development in general.

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Within the scale of the project "Canon Friendship School Chain”, in June 15, 2013, Canon Vietnam hold toilet & hand washing area handover ceremony for Phu Nhuan primary school, Phu Nhuan commune, Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province. Handover Ceremony was hold successfully with cooperation of Luc Ngan district People's Committee, Department of Education and Training, Luc Ngan Department of Labor and Social Affairs, People's Committee of Phu Nhuan commune, Mr. Kambe Makoto - Senior General Manager of Planning Center, Mr. Taniguchi - HR General Manager of Canon Vietnam and all teachers & pupils of Phu Nhuan primary school.

Making speech at the ceremony, Mr. Makoto Kambe – Senior General Manager of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. said “Children are future masters of each country and education cause is an important cause of each country. Canon Vietnam understands its importance and continues making effort to bring the most beautiful things for children in particular and for Vietnam society in general”. Besides that, he also hoped that through social activities of Canon Vietnam, friendship between Japan and Vietnam become closer and closer.

For the company's interest to the school, on behalf of the school administrators and all teachers & pupils, the headmaster of school would like to express his sincere thanks to Canon Vietnam. The interest and support from Canon Vietnam is motivation, happiness which encourages teachers get more achievements in the future. At the same time, the school hopes Cutting ribbon for new toilet & hand washing area Representatives visited new toilet & hand washing area Representative of Canon Vietnam presented gift for pupils Pupils felt very happy when receiving gift from Canon Vietnam that the social activities of Canon Vietnam will spread its activities, bring the practical effect for Bac Giang education in particular and Vietnam education in general.

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Together in June 11th, 2013, Canon Vietnam visited and donated equipment for Huong Son primary school, Huong Son town, Phu Binh district, Thai Nguyen province. The program was hold successfully, with the participation of representatives of Phu Binh district People's Committee, department of Education and Training, Phu Binh district department of Labor and Social Affairs, Mr. Soma Katsuyoshi – General Director of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., and the administrators and all teachers of Huong Son primary school.

Based on the difficulties of the school, Canon Vietnam supported school equipment to serve for teaching and learning included: 20 sets of pupil desk and chairs, 1 set of desk and chair for teacher, 1 camera, 1 printer, and many kinds of reference books. Besides, in the future, Canon Vietnam continues to support school to build toilet and hand washing area with the purpose of improving hygiene situation, thereby improving the quality of teaching and learning more.

In the future, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. will continue to hand over classrooms for schools within the project "Canon Friendship School Chain" in 2013 in Chiem Hoa district (Tuyen Quang province) , Kim Boi district (Hoa Binh province), and Huong Khe district (Ha Tinh province).

Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company and local authorities, also the encouragement from Vietnam government, especially great support of Canon young volunteer members, Canon social contribution activities as well as Canon social & culture volunteer network could make more contribution for Vietnam education in particular, Vietnam industrialization and Vietnam society in general.

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The morning of 5th, September, 2012, Canon Vietnam Co.,ltd in collaboration with the provincial Bac Giang Union, Luc Ngan 2 High School was held an opening ceremony of the new school year 2012-2013 and bicycle handover program " Canon-Delighting you to go to school" in Luc Ngan 2 high school.

Attending the ceremony, there were Representatives of the Party Provincial Committee, People's Committee of Bac Giang, Representatives of Departments, provincial newspapers and local agencies, Mr. Maeda Eiji- General Manager of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd., the management board of 4 school: Secondary Tan Son, Luc Ngan 2 highschool, Son Dong 3 highschool, Thach Son secondary school and all the teachers and pupils of in Luc Ngan 2 high schools

Based on a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the company Canon Vietnam and Bac Giang Youth Union on June 30, 2012, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. will donate 100 bicycles with a total value 105 million for 4 high schools and secondary schools in 2 districts: Luc Ngan and Son Dong. In the ceremony, General Manager of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. – Maeda Eiji awarded 100 bicycles for 4 school: Luc Ngan 2 high school and Tan Son secondary school (Luc Ngan district ) , Son Dong 3 high schools and Thach Son Secondary school (Son Dong district). Canon Vietnam Co.,Ltd also presented Canon printers & camera for Bac Giang Province, Bac Giang Youth Union and the principal of 4 school. Accordingly, these bicycles will be handed back to the unprivileged students but study well and stay away from the school to help them go to school safe and more convenient.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Maeda Eiji, General Manager of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. share Children is the future of each nation, and educational Cause is the most important Cause of the country. Therefore, activities of Canon Vietnam always forwards to children – the real master of the country". On this occasion, Mr Maeda has sent best wishes to all the school board, the students of the four schools in the project, hope schools to complete outstanding tasks of the new school year 2012 - 2013.

Speaking at the ceremony, Lai Thanh Son, Deputy Chairman of Bac Giang Province People's Committee has shared that, over the years, Canon Vietnam Co., in collaboration with the Bac Giang Youth Union made many meaning social activities in province area as: health check and gifts donation, visits and present gifts to unprivileged households on the occasion of New Year, environment protection education propaganda ... The implementing of "Canon – Delighting you to go to school" is also very meaningful for students in two district: Luc Ngan and Son Dong, in order to help unprivileged pupils to overcomelong distances (up to 10 km away) to to school. He also wants to continue to coordinate with Canon Vietnam to organize more meaningful program for children in the province.

With the aim of improving the studying environment and encourage the learning spirits of pupils & teachers in unprivileged areas, from 2007 up to now, “Canon Friendship School Chain” project of Canon Vietnam has been support 30 friendship schools in 16 provinces in Northern & Center of Vietnam to build 75 new classrooms, 2 teacher’s rooms, 7 sanitary areas, present 100 bicycles to schools. Moreover, Bicycles presented to pupils from this year, the Company continues to support equipments as camera, printer, computer, Canon bookshelves, double beds, lamps…for schools of “Canon Friendship School Chain” project.

Together with project “Canon friendship school chain”, Canon Vietnam hope by such efforts and the support from the Vietnamese government, local authorities and especially from young volunteers, social activities of the company as: planting forest "For a green Vietnam", Canon scholarships, recruitment program for disabilities, donation for victims of the flood, etc. will help to improve Vietnam’s education system in particular, and the whole society’s development in general.

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On 11th, Aug, 2012, Canon Vietnam Co.,Ltd successfully organized handover ceremony of Canon bookshelves and school equipment to Canon- Bet Tray friendship school (Cam Thuy district, Thanh Hoa province). This is one of the fist school in “Canon Friendship School Chain Project” built and handed over in 2007 – the fist year Canon Vietnam announced the “Canon Friendship School Chain” project to support the construction of schools in remote areas of the northern within Vietnam. Attending the ceremony, there are representative of Department of Education & Training, Cam Thach Commune People Committee, Mr Kambe Makoto- Senior General Manager of Canon Vietnam co.,Ltd, teachers and all pupils of Canon- Bet Tray branch school.

At the ceremony, Mr Kambe Makoto- Senior General Manager of Canon Vietnam directly presented school equipments as: printer, camera, computers, 5 Canon bookshelves with books to management of Cam Thach primary school and presented 115 gift sets included candy, notebooks, stationery to all pupils of schools.

Making speech at the ceremony, Mr Kambe Makoto shared that: “Children is the future of each nation, and educational Cause is the most important Cause of the country. Therefore, activities of Canon Vietnam always forwards to children – the real master of the country”. Besides that, Mr Kambe also hopes that social contribution activities of Canon Vietnam will be a bridge strengthens the good relationship between 2 countries: Vietnam & Japan.

During the ceremony, the Head master of school also informed about using situation of Canon friendship school after in the past 5 years. On behalf of teachers & pupils has expressed his deeply thank to Canon Vietnam. The support & gifts of the Company will encourage the learning spirit of teachers & pupils to achieve more success in new school year.

Before that, on 4th-5th, Aug, 2012, 50 member of Canon Social & Culture Volunteer network together with teacher staff, pupil’s parents to repaint all 5 classrooms, surrounding fence with total area over 1,000m2; set up 5 Canon bookshelves with many books; cleaning the school to prepare for new school year.

With the aim of improving the studying environment and encourage the learning spirits of pupils & teachers in unprivileged areas, from 2007 up to now, “Canon Friendship School Chain” project of Canon Vietnam has been support 30 friendship schools in 16 provinces in Northern & Center of Vietnam to build 75 new classrooms, 2 teacher’s rooms, 7 sanitary areas, present 100 bicycles to schools. Moreover, from this year, the Company continues to support equipments as camera, printer, computer, Canon bookshelves, double beds, lamps…for schools of “Canon Friendship School Chain” project.

Together with project “Canon friendship school chain”, Canon Vietnam hope by such efforts and the support from the Vietnamese government, local authorities and especially from young volunteers, social activities of the company as: planting forest "For a green Vietnam", Canon scholarships, recruitment program for disabilities, donation for victims of the flood, etc. will help to improve Vietnam’s education system in particular, and the whole society’s development in general.

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Hanoi – 16 June 2012, Canon Vietnam signed a construction agreement of " Canon friendship school chain 2012 ” with 4 districts - Chiem Hoa (Tuyen Quang), Lac Son (Hoa Binh), Tan Ky (Nghe An), Huong Khe (Ha Tinh) and the program " Canon – Delighting you to go to school " with Bac Giang Communist Youth Union. The ceremony was attended by Mr. Katsuyoshi Soma - General Director of Canon Vietnam, Mr. Michio Motohashi - Deputy General Director of Canon Vietnam, as well as representatives of People’s Committee and Departments of Education and Training of the four provinces and representatives of Bac Giang’s Communist Youth Union.

The project "Canon friendship school chain" has been implemented since 2007 with an aim to provide children - the country’s next generation with better learning and living conditions. In recent years, Canon has collaborated with many projects of the government and other organizations and made considerable contributions in eliminating temporary classrooms made of bamboo and replacing them with more spacious, permanent and standard classrooms.

To maintain that success, in 2012, the company continued to support four kindergartens and primary schools of Chiem Hoa (Tuyen Quang), Lac Son (Hoa Binh), Tan Ky (Nghe An), Huong Khe (Ha Tinh). Most of these local schools are still in downgraded conditions, with overcrowded classrooms and lack of toys and necessary equipment. Furthermore, at kindergarten in Huong Thuy commune (Huong Khe, Ha Tinh), pupils are faced with danger everyday when getting to class by boat. With classrooms under the "Canon friendship school chain", now parents are assured that their children can play and study in new spacious and beautiful classes; enjoy delicious meals and take full nap at school every day. When these classrooms are handed over at the beginning of 2012-2013 school year, Canon Vietnam will provide these schools with more teaching and learning equipment such as computers, furniture, toys, Canon bookcases and tools, etc.

Within the framework of the project " Canon friendship school chain ", this year Canon Vietnam started the pilot program "Canon – Accompanying children to school", in cooperation with Bac Giang Communist Youth Union to provide pupils coming from underprivileged families and living far from school with 100 bicycles to get to class safely and conveniently.

At the ceremony, Mr. Katsuyoshi Soma - General Director shared his sincere thoughts: "Children are always at the center of the universe and the future of every nation. Only when do they have good condition in daily life and studying to develop they-themselves, then the society development can be reached. Being aware of this, our company always put social activities which are children-oriented in the top priority. The project " Canon friendship school chain ” is one of our efforts to support the pupils in particular and contribute to the whole Vietnamese society in general. "

Making speech at the ceremony, Mr. Truong Quang Hai- Vice Chairman of Bac Giang Communist Youth Union share that: Bac Giang Youth Union and Canon Vietnam has cooperated to implement many social activities such as: Health check and gift donation to unprivileged children, environment education….New project “Canon-Delighting you to go to school” has a great meaning to children, pupils in Luc Ngan amd Son Dong districts in shortening the distance to go to school from home (some pupils live about 10km from school). He hopes that in the next time, Bac Giang Youth Union and Canon Vietnam will make good cooperation in implementing meaningful activities for unprivileged children.

Starting 2007, the " Canon friendship school chain " has been supporting 31 friendship schools in 16 provinces in the North and the Middle, building 68 new classrooms, 2 teachers' rooms, 7 standard toilets and hand-washing areas and giving 100 bicycles to schools. Total sponsor value of this project is estimated to be more than 12 billion VND.

Furthermore, from 2012, the company continued to donate equipment to support teaching and learning such as computers, cameras, printers, furniture, toys, stationeries, double-beds for pupils in the dormitory, desk lamps, Canon bookcases, class maintenance fee, recycle bins.... for four friendship schools of the project: Canon - Tran Yen (Bac Son, Lang Son), Canon – Xin Cai (Meo Vac, Ha Giang), Canon – Bet Tray (Cam Thuy, Thanh Hoa), Canon – Bai Son (Do Luong, Nghe An).

Together with project “ Canon friendship school chain ”, Canon Vietnam hope by such efforts and the support from the Vietnamese government, local authorities and especially from young volunteers, social activities of the company as: planting forest " For a green Vietnam ", Canon scholarships, recruitment program for disabilities, donation for victims of the flood, etc. will help to improve Vietnam’s education system in particular, and the whole society’s development in general.

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Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp
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From 22/3 to 27/3, in Kinh Bac Cultural Centre, Bac Ninh province, an Exhibition was held to celebrate the 15 years re-establishment anniversary. This exhibition with about 300 booths showed outstanding achievement about economy – society field in Bac Ninh province recently. Being one of the biggest foreign enterprises in Bac Ninh province & remarkable contribution for development of Bac Ninh pro., Canon Vietnam also joined this exhibition. Many Canon products were exhibited & introduced such as camera, printer, scanner… Especially, visitors were really happy to enjoy taking photograph for free. So, Canon booth attracted many visitors.

On 16th, March 2012, with the co-operation of Thanh Hoa Agriculture & Rural Development Dept., Ben En National Park, Nhu Thanh district People’s Committee, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd successfully organized 2012 “For a green Vietnam” Planting forest festival at Ben En National Park, Nhu Thanh district, Thanh Hoa province. On Planting forest Kick-off day, there are representatives of Thanh Hoa provincial authority, Nhu Thanh District People’s Committee, Ben En National Park, Canon Vietnam, 150 pupils and Youth member of Nhu Thanh district and local communication agencies.

This is the second year planting forest program of Canon Vietnam was implemented in Ben En national park with total area of protective forest about 30ha. This planting festival is not only contribute to build green country, reduce amount of CO2, protect and prevent land erosion, but also raise awareness of young people about environment protection.

Representative of Canon Vietnam – Mr. Kambe Makoto, Senior General Manager of Planning Center makes speech & sincerely thanks Ben En National Park & all related agencies for supporting Canon Vietnam in sponsoring & implementing “For a green Vietnam” project. “I hope that 200 students, volunteer members here and also Vietnamese young people will realize deeply about environmental protection, planting trees for a green world. The trees we plan today not only for our generation, but also for our future generation. This will be the most valuable property which the current generation reserves for the following ones. Let’s together try for the development of Vietnam”

Also in this month, on 25th March, Canon Vietnam co-operated with Luc Ngan district People’s Committee, Managing Board of Cam Son protective forest, 400 teachers & pupils of Luc Ngan 4 high school and 70 members of “Canon social and culture volunteer network” to organize “For a green Vietnam” planting forest festival for a new 10ha protective forest increasing forest project area from 40 ha to 50ha at Khuon Ken village, Tan Son commune, Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province.

Before this festival, on 24th March, Canon Vietnam co-operated with Luc Ngan 4 High School Youth Union, Tan Son Commune People’s Committee to organize the kick-off day for “Adolescents with environment” at Tan Son Commune”. 400 pupils, 70 members of “Canon social & culture volunteer network” together planted trees in schools’ play ground, collected the garbage and cleaned streets at Tan Son Commune. On the same day, representatives of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd and Luc Ngan 4 High School visited some unprivileged families of pupils who are involved in the Canon scholarship program “For a bright future”.

With the guideline towards a green-clean-beautiful environment and sustainable development society, through social activities such as: Planting forest “For a green Vietnam”, Environment education, collects rubbish… Canon Vietnam has contributed significantly to keep the environment fresher and raise people's awareness about protecting environment together. Canon's planting forest project is one of such projects and has proved its usefulness. Born in 2010, the planting forest project "For a Vietnam Green" has developed and planted 80 ha of protective forest so far. In the next time, this project will continue to expand more, bring green to spread around the country of Vietnam.

In the Afternoon 8th Feb. 2012, Mr. Tran Van Tuy – Member of Central Party, Secretary of Bacninh Province visited Tien Son Factory – one of 3 Canon Vietnam Factories.

Mr. Katsuyoshi Soma - General Director of CVN & managers are warmly welcome to Mr. Tran Van Tuy. In the meeting, Mr. Tran Van Tuy acknowledged, appreciated CVN – company has outstanding achievements in Exporting as well as contributed to the common development of Bacninh Province. Bac Ninh province & Vietnam Government always accompanies, makes good condition for CVN’s development. Mr. Tran Van Tuy impressed that “Thanks to Tien Son & Que Vo Factories, GDP growth of Bacninh province in 2011 is 16.4% higher than last year” .

Moreover, Mr. Tran Van Tuy commented that in recent time, Company has been implementing very well in taking care labors’ life in both physical and spirit; but in the future, Company also has to improve more in this field - it is an important element for the sustainable development of Company. He wished that CVN continues to develop more to not only contribute for social – economic development of Bacninh province but also for industrialize – modernize career in Vietnam in the future.

On 23th December, at Na Ban primary school branch, Cho Don District, Bac Kan province, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.  organized successfully   hand-over ceremony of “Canon – Na Ban Friendship School”. This is one of school in project “Canon friendship school chain” together with 4 sanitary areas: toilet & hand washing area, teacher’s room that has been completed and handover in 2011.  The handover ceremony was successfully implemented under the witness of Cho Don People’s Committee, Cho Don Education and Training Department, the representatives of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd, Mr. Kambe Makoto – Senior General Manager of Planning centre, and all the teachers and pupils of Na Ban primary school branch.

Making speech at the ceremony, Mr. Kambe Makoto- Canon Vietnam Senior general manager said: “ Children are future masters of each country and education cause is an important cause of each country. Creating best study conditions for children means cultivating future talents for the development of the country. With this guideline, we always try our best to provide children better educational condition ”. Besides, the Senior General Manager hopes that through these social activities, friendship between Canon Vietnam and Cho Don’s people in specific and friendship between Japan and Vietnam in general become closer and closer.

At the ceremony, Mr Ma Doan Ich- Vice chairman of Cho Don district was also on behalf of all the teachers and pupils expressed sincere thanks to the practical contributions of the company to Cho Don district’s education Cause. He also said this was very timely and valuable support to the pupils as well as the teachers. These new classrooms & teacher’s room would be a big happiness and great motivation for pupils and teachers to get a better study result in new school year.

Beside handover new class rooms and new teacher’s room, Canon Vietnam also presented 120 gift sets (notebooks, stationeries...) to all pupils of Na Ban primary school in order to encourage their learning spirit. Total expenditure that Canon supported for Na Ban primary School including of 5 new classrooms building cost, 2 teachers’ room, 65 sets of new tables and chairs, 5 new Canon bookshelves, books and stationery cost, ect… is about 1 billion VND.

Before that, also at Na Ban primary school, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. had successfully held volunteer day of “Canon social & culture volunteer network”. During 2 volunteer days, more than 50 volunteers together with Canon handed in hand to hand over these gifts and support school to clean new classrooms, sweep play ground, set up tables & chairs, Canon bookshelves, perform art show to children….

Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company and local authorities, also the encouragement from Vietnam government, especially great support of Canon young volunteer members, Canon social contribution activities as well as Canon social & culture volunteer network could make more contribution for Vietnam education in particular, Vietnam industrialization and Vietnam society in general.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 (Ext: 2211)        Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp

On 12th November, at Hoa Dao secondary school, Thuan Chau district, Son La province, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. successfully organized the hand-over ceremony of “Canon – Hoa Dao Friendship School”. This is one of two Canon Friendship School Chain together with 4 ancillary building: toilet and hand washing area that has been completed and handed-over to the schools in 2011. Attending the ceremony, there were representatives from Thuan Chau District People’s Committee, Thuan Chau Education and Training Department, the representatives of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd, Mr. Katsuyoshi Soma – General Director, and all the teachers and 355 pupils of Hoa Dao kindergarten branch.

Making speech at the ceremony, Mr. Katsuyoshi Soma- Canon Vietnam general director said: “ Children are future masters of each country and education cause is an important cause of each country. Creating best study conditions for children means cultivating future talents for the development of the country. With this guideline, we always try our best to provide children better educational condition ”. Besides, the General Director hopes that through these social activities, friendship between Canon Vietnam and Son La’s people in specific and friendship between Japan and Vietnam in general become closer and closer.

At the ceremony, Headmistress of Canon- Hoa Dao Friendship School - Hoang Thi Phien was also on behalf of all the teachers, parents and pupils expressed sincere thanks to this very timely and valuable contributions of the company to school. She also shared that: “ From the first day of establishment, teachers and pupils of Hoa Dao kindergarten met many difficulty in material field, especially downgraded classrooms cause risk in rainy storm, lack of classrooms, teaching equipment and toys for children....Thanks to support from District People Committee and Canon Vietnam, a new building with 2 floors and 8 classrooms has been built. From now on, parents will be very happy to see their children studying and playing in new classrooms. Teachers will no longer worry about taking care children in downgraded classrooms...These new classrooms would be a big happiness and great motivation for pupils and teachers to get a better study result in new school year”

On this occasion, 355 present sets were offered for pupils in Hoa Dao kintergarden by Canon Vietnam in order to encourage their learning spirit. Total expenditure that Canon supported for Hoa Dao kindergarten including of new classrooms cost, 100 sets of new tables and chairs, 5 new Canon bookshelves, books, new toys and stationery cost, ect… is about 1billion  VND. Before that, also at Hoa Dao kindergarten, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. had successfully held launching ceremony of “Canon social & culture volunteer network”. During this volunteer day, more than 50 volunteers together with Canon handed in hand to hand over these gifts and prepare for new school year as clean new classrooms, sweep play ground, set up tables & chairs, Canon bookshelves, planting tree….and perform art show for children, bring a happy atmosphere to new schools.

Before that, Canon Vietnam also successfully organized handover 3 standard supporting system including toilets, hand-washing area, and Canon bookshelves to 3 secondary schools: Phu Cuong (Dai Tu, Thai Nguyen), Bai Son (Do Luong, Nghe An), Thai Hoc (Bao Lam, Cao Bang). In December, Canon Vietnam Co.,ltd will handover Canon- Na Ban Friendship School branch, one of the most difficulty  school in Cho Don district, Bac Kan province.  Total expense for supporting 5 schools in Canon Friendship School Chain project 2011 is about 2 billion VND.

Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company and local authorities, also the encouragement from Vietnam government, especially great support of Canon young volunteer members, Canon social contribution activities as well as Canon social & culture volunteer network could make more contribution for Vietnam education in particular, Vietnam industrialization and Vietnam society in general.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 (Ext: 2211)        Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp

The program’s content consists of useful lessons and games for pupils. The lessons aim to provide pupils fundamental knowledge of current situation on environment in Vietnam as well as in the world. Its content is combined with vivid illustration helping pupils more easily visualize the current situation of environment from which they can clearly aware of environmental protection. The program also guided pupils how to protect environment based on 3R-an environmental protection activity which are carried out effectively in the world. 3R stands for “reduce”, “reuse” and “recycle”. Currently, 3R has not been widely known by Vietnamese pupils. Therefore, Canon Vietnam makes the program guiding pupils to implement 3R through simple actions in daily life. In addition with theory guidance and small questions for test, the pupils took part in 2 games named “recycle”-utilizing already-used things to make new things and “waste classification”. In the game “waste clarification”, pupils can learn how to classify wastes appropriately in 3 types of organic waste, inorganic waste and recyclable waste. Through funny and useful games, pupils can easily understand and remember actions of protecting environment.

In speech in the extra-curriculum lesson, Mrs. Dao Thu Huyen Manager of General Director Office of Canon Vietnam said “It is likely that you think you are still small, so you cannot do anything to protect environment, but in reality, you can do many things from the smallest one to protect the environment. For example, waste classification, waste disposal in right place, energy saving like electricity, water ... It is by these small actions that you can protect environment”

With the success of the program “Propagation for environmental protection”, Canon Vietnam expects to expand the scale of the program with more schools in Hanoi and Northern provinces in order to contribute to the environmental activities of the Earth-our general house.

Contact:
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Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
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Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp

On 6th and 7th , September 2011, Canon Vietnam Company and the People’s Committees of 4 districts: Que Vo, Tien Du (Bac Ninh province) successfully organized “ Mid – Autumn festival donation for unprivileged and excellent pupils ” program in these districts. Attending the ceremony, there were the representatives of districts, the representatives of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd, Mr. Michio Motohashi – Deputy General Director and 200 pupils and their parents. At the ceremony, Mr Motohashi directly presented gifts for 400 poor and excellent pupils living in these 2 districts.

Before that, on 27th, September, 2011, Canon Việt Nam also cooperated with a donation program named “Vang Trang Co Tich” to present 100 gift sets to HIV affected children living in Sponsor Center no 2, Ba Vi, Ha Tay.

Also on the occasion of Mid-autumn festival 2011, on 7th and 9th, September, Canon Vietnam will cooperate with Bac Giang Youth Union to present 100 gift sets to unprivileged children but having good studying result in the district. Total, this year, Canon Vietnam presents 400 gift sets with total amount 70 million VND.

This is an annual activity in the topic “ For the next generation” of the company simultaneously implemented with other projects such as Canon Friendship School Chain”, “ Health check and gift donation for children”… in order to bring the best things to children – the master of the country. Canon Vietnam Company always believes that the help on the material and spiritual sides for children is the construction of a solid foundation for their growth to forward a bright future and build a prosperous society.

Making speech at the ceremony, Canon Deputy General Director send best wishes to children and family for a warm and happy Moon Festival. General Director also emphasized that Canon Vietnam Company will always try our best and hope pupils will continue studing harder to contribute more for the development of Vietnam.

The representatives of districts, on behalf of parents and children sent thank to the the managemnt board of Canon Vietnam. They also appreciated highly and expressed their deep gratitude to the company’s great contribution for their children. Besides they hope to receive the further help of the company in the future.

In the following years Canon Vietnam wishes to bring more and more smiles for children, especially children living in unprivileged families and mountainous areas. The company will continue to take part in social activities for children positively and implement other donation projects to improve education quality and satisfy the need of entertainment of Vietnamese children.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111         Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp

As an annual social activity in every July, Canon Vietnam Co.,ltd. Cooperate with Bac Giang and Bac Ninh Communist Youth's Union to held “Health Check and Gift Donation for children” in Bac Ninh and Bac Giang. On 9th, 16th, 20th, 23th, 30th, July, 2011, 800 orphans, Agent Orange infected and unprivileged children of 6 communes from 5 different districts of the Bac Ninh province and 3 communes from 2 poor districts of Bac Giang province will be checked heath and donated gifts. This is the fifth time Canon Vietnam join the program - continuing the successful program of the year 2007 to 2010 with 5020 underprivileged children of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang province were checked health and received gifts.

The purpose of this program is creating occasions for underprivileged children who cannot go and take the health check at the hospital in order to find out the abnormal condition of health and sharing difficulty to them and their families.

Especially, participating in the lunching ceremony in Thuan Thanh district (Bac Ninh) and Son Dong district (Bac Giang), there are 30 volunteer members from Canon Social & Culture volunteer network. They are CanonVietnam members, students from Ha Noi, who spend there holiday and time coming here to held happy activities, such as: game show, art performance...to bring happiness, smiles to unprivileged childrens.

Making a speech at the ceremony, Mr. Katsuyoshi Soma - General Director of Canon Vietnam said that “As I heard, in Viet nam people usually say that “ When you have good health you want to do many things, but when you do not have good health the only thing you want is health”. Therefore, all the Children here let keep good health by regularly doing health check. I hope you all will grow up with strong and fully health, and I also desire that we can work together when you grow up.”

Representatives of Bac Ninh Communist Youth Union also expressed that “this meaningful activity expresses kindness and sincere help of Canon Vietnam, a company located in Bac Ninh, towards Vietnamese children. We highly appreciate the cooperation between Canon Vietnam and Bac Ninh Youth's Union through years and the voluntary activity of this year”.

Canon Vietnam hopes to have more chances to co-operate with relevant organizations to help children, the future master of the country more. This also is one of the ways contributing to the development of Vietnam in the future.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111         Fax: 04-38811284
Forum Canon Social & Cluture Volunteer Network:
http://www.canon-vn.com.vn/vn/forum_logon.html

On 15/06/2011, at the headquarter of Canon Vietnam, the signing ceremony of construction agreement  “Canon friendship school chain” in 2011 was held. The project “Canon friendship school chain” in 2011  was officially started by representatives of 5 provincial People's Committees including Thuan Chau (Son La province), Cho Don (Bac Can province), Do Luong (Nghe An province), Dai Tu (Thai Nguyen province) and Bao Lam (Cao Bang province) with Canon Vietnam's general director Mr. Sachio Kageyama to bring eagerness for pupils in the new school year.

“Canon friendship school chain” has been implemented since 2007 with the leading purpose of creating best conditions for children-the nation's future generation to study and live. Up to now, the project has handed over 20 friendship schools including 59 classrooms for teachers and pupils  in mountainous and remoted areas of Thanh Hoa, Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang, Yen Bai, Ha Giang, Lang Son, Lai Chau...provinces. Canon Vietnam is always proud that its project “Canon friendship school chain” together with governmental projects and other organizations' projects have contributed in replacing temporary poor quality classrooms with spaciously and firmly standardized ones. Moreover, Canon Vietnam pays its concern about study environment and life of pupils and teachers  by building living house for teachers, standard toilets and handing over Canon books shelves, computers, tables and chairs, study ustentials...From these, Canon Vietnam can contribute more into education cause as well as boost up industrialization and modernization of Vietnam.

In 2011, the project will build new classrooms for Na Ban Primary School in Cho Don district, Bac Kan province and Hoa Dao Kindergarten in Thuan Chau district, Son La province and construct supporing works including toilets, washing areas for 3 schools in 3 districts Do Luong-Nghe An province, Dai Tu-Thai Nguyen province and Bao Lam-Cao Bang province. The difference of the project of this year over other years is that Canon Vietnam will build houses for teachers of Na Ban primary school. When transfering the above works, Canon Vietnam will present with Canon book shelves and other ustensils serving for teaching and learning such as computers, tables and chairs and study tools...

At the ceremony, Canon Vietnam's general director Mr.Sachio Kageyama expressed his sincere thinking: “Children are center of the universe and future of each country. When they have full conditions in learning and studying for developing themselves, the nation can be developed. Understanding this, our company always sets the first goal for social activities toward nations's future owners. Through the project “Canon friendship school chain”, we determine to bring more better things to children in particular and Vietnamese society in general”. In addition, on behalf of People's Committee of provinces, Vice Chairman of Thuan Chau district People's Commitee (Son La province) Mr. Thao A Sua expressed his grateful thanks for the enthusiastic and timely help of Canon Vietnam creating good study environment for pupils, especially the province's kindergarten children who were learning in condition of lacking material bases and study tools.

Though “Canon friendship school chain” does not meet all demands on classrooms and schools for communes in remoted areas, with great meaning of this activity and other ones including environmental protection, Tet gift for the poor, Mid Autumn gift for children, the handicapped employment...Canon Vietnam desires to contribute to Vietnam's education cause in particular and bright future of Vietnamese community in general.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111         Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp

On 19^th May, 2011 with the co-operation of Managing Board of Kim Chung Primary School, Canon Vietnam successfully held the extra-curriculum activity with the topic on environmental protection for the pupils of grade 3rd, 4th and 5th in Kim Chung Primary School, Dong Anh, Hanoi. Being started in 2008 and has become an annual activity of Canon Vietnam, up to now, the program of environmental propagation and protection has been carried out in 5 primary schools in the North and continues to be received the enthusiastic and eager participation of whole pupils and teachers at schools.

The program is implemented with the purpose of enhancing awareness of environmental protection for pupils and guiding them how to protect environment through small activities in daily life.

The program's content consists of useful lessons and games for pupils. The lessons aim to provide pupils fundamental knowledge of current situation on environment in Vietnam as well as in the world. Its content is combined with vivid illustration helping pupils more easily visualize the current situation of environment from which they can clearly aware of environmental protection. The program also guided pupils how to protect environment based on 3R-an environmental protection activity which are carried out effectively in the world. 3R stands for “reduce”, “reuse” and “recycle”. Currently, 3R has not been widely known by Vietnamese pupils. Therefore, Canon Vietnam makes the program guiding pupils to implement 3R through simple actions in daily life. In addition with theory guidance and small questions for test, the pupils took part in 2 games named “recycle”-utilizing already-used things to make new things and “waste classification”. In the game “waste clarification”, pupils can learn how to classify wastes appropriately in 3 types of organic waste, inorganic waste and recyclable waste. Through funny and useful games, pupils can easily understand and remember actions of protecting environment.

In speech in the extra-curriculum lesson, Mr. Toshiro Oku-Manager of General Director Office of Canon Vietnam said “It is likely that you think you are still small, so you can not do anything to protect environment, but in reality, you can do many things from the smallest one to protect the environment. For example, waste classification, waste disposal in right place, energy saving like electricity, water ... It is by these small actions that you can protect environment”

With the success of the program “Propagation for environmental protection”, Canon Vietnam expects to expand the scale of the program with more schools in Hanoi and Northern provinces in order to contribute to the environmental activities of the Earth-our general house.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111         Fax: 04-38811284
Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp

On 26th Mar, 2011, with the co-operation of Bac Giang provincial Agricuture & Rural Development Department, Luc Ngan district People's committee, managing board of Cam Son protective forest, Luc Ngan 4th highschool & CVN hold successfully “For a green Vietnam” Planting ceremony in Tan Son commune, Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province.

Participating on this occasion were representatives of Bac Giang provincial Agricuture & Rural Development Department, representative of Lucngan people's committee, Camson protective forest managing board, representative of Canon Vietnam – Mr. Sachio Kageyama (General Director) and many local & central media. Simultaneously, It also attracted many enthusiasms of 500 pupils from Luc Ngan 4th highschool – the future generation of country & local people. Therefore, this event is not only a planting ceremony but also an event contributed to educate, raise awareness of the youth & strongly spread its influence in community.

This is 2nd time that ceremony is held in Luc Ngan district, continue the success of agreement signing ceremony between CVN & Cam Son protective forest managing board in Dec, 2010. In addition, project will take effect in 9 years, with the total amount of 324 million VND. At this time, new 20ha which is planted, will increase protective forest to 40ha.

At the ceremony, Mr. Kageyama – General Director of CVN makes speech:”Do you know that in a report of environmental resources Ministry, Vietnam is one of 5 countries which are influenced seriously most by the climate change on the globe. So, what should we do to contribute to decrease the climate change? One of the best solution is planting forest, propagating, educating environment protection. Planting forest helps us not only prevent the climate change but also built a greener house.”

After planting trees, on behalf of 500 pupils & teachers joining this kick-off day, Ms. Ta Thu Hang – Pupil of Lucngan 4 high school said: “We are very happy as being able to join planting forest at our homeland by our hands & our efforts. Through this program, we - the youth of Vietnam, the children this country also want to contribute our small parts for making the future of a green Vietnam and for the development of Vietnam country”.

In the following years, Canon Vietnam will expand this project to bring more and more the green for bald hills of Vietnam, and also continues to implement other social activities aiming to contribute wholeheartedly for total development of Vietnam society.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111         Fax: 04-38811284
Forum Canon Social & Cluture Volunteer Network:
http://www.canon-vn.com.vn/vn/forum_logon.html

On 20th, March 2011, with the co-operation of Thanh Hoa Agriculture & Rural Development Dept., Ben En National Park, Nhu Thanh district People's Committee, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd successfully organized 2011 “For a green Vietnam” Planting forest kick-off day at Ben En National Park, Nhu Thanh district, Thanh Hoa province. On Planting forest Kick-off day, there are representatives of Nhu Thanh district People's Committee, Ben En National Park, Canon Vietnam & many central & local communication agencies.

In addition, this program attracts 100 enthusiastic pupils from Nhu Thanh I high school, 100 active volunteer members from Canon Social & Culture Volunteer Network and students from many universities located in Ha Noi. Therefore, this launching ceremony is not only a forest planting ceremony but also an environmental education program for the youth, which has an influence on community.

Representative of Canon Vietnam – Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen makes speech & sincerely thanks Ben En National Park & all related agencies for supporting Canon Vietnam in sponsoring & implementing “For a green Vietnam” project. “I hope that 200 students, volunteer members here and also Vietnamese young people will realize deeply about environmental protection. According to some statistics, one person in a year will release about 8,000 tons of CO2 to the environment, and each tree in a year will exchange about 1,000 tons of CO2 into good air. So, each person in a year should plan 8 green trees to transfer all CO2. If we do that, we can ensure a clean living environment as well as create a green planet – the most valuable property which the current generation reserves for the following ones" .

Also in this month, on 26th March, Canon Vietnam will continue co-operating with Luc Ngan district People's Committee, Managing Board of Cam Son protective forest, teacher & pupils of Luc Ngan 4 high school, to organize “For a green Vietnam” planting forest ceremony on a new 20ha protective forest after signing ceremony in December, 2010. It increases forest project area from 20ha to 40ha at Khuon Ken village.

With the guideline towards a green-clean-beautiful environment with sustainable development, in recent years, Canon has contributed significantly with social activities, keep the environment fresher and raise people's awareness about protecting environment together. Canon's planting forest project is one of such projects and has proved its usefulness. Born in 2010, the planting forest project "For a Vietnam Green" has developed and planted 50 ha of protective forest so far. In the next time, this project will continue to expand more, bring green to spread around the country of Vietnam.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111         Fax: 04-38811284
Forum Canon Social & Cluture Volunteer Network:
http://www.canon-vn.com.vn/vn/forum_logon.html

Being 100% Foreign Direct Invested Enterprise, Canon Vietnam not only expects to contribute for the economic development cause of Vietnam, but also has ambition to make an attempt for a better future of Vietnamese community. Together with Production activities, Social Activities are also actively being implemented by Canon Vietnam.

On the occasion of traditional Tet holiday - Lunar New Year, on 15^th and 16^th of Jan, 2011, Canon Viet Nam together with Canon Social & Culture volunteer network held a Tet greeting festival named “Xuan Yeu Thuong 2011” for 216 unprivileged children living at Dong Trang pagoda and Thanh Hoa SOS children village. “Xuan Yeu Thuong 2011” festival really brings a warm Tet atmosphere to the children with special performance designed by young members from CanonSCVN. During the festival, children are really interested in the show with funny performances such as: dragon dancing, singing & dancing, sand drawing, ball hitting, duoi hinh bat chu…at the end of the show, children write down their dreams and then release with balloons to the sky, wish that their dreams will be fulfilled. With the slogan “Hand in hand, you and I, for a brighter future”, this is a special present that Canon Vietnam together with CanonSCVN reserved for the children - the future of the country.

Also on this occasion, on January 18th 2011,, Canon Vietnam and Que Vo, Tien Du District People's Committee (Bac Ninh province), Luc Nam ( Bac Giang) have co-operated to hold successfully the Handover Tet's Gift Ceremony to 300 poor families. Attending the Ceremony, there are Mr. Sachio Kageyama - Canon Vietnam General Director and representatives of 3 Districts and 300 difficulty households. Mr. Sachio Kageyama - on behalf of Canon Vietnam gave directly 300 sets of gifts to those families together with best wishes for coming New Year. Total value of the donation gifts for “Xuan yeu thuong 2011” & Handover Tet's gift Ceremony came to more than 60 million VND together with donation ( clothes, stationeries, books...) from Canon social & culture volunteer network.

Representatives of 3 districts' people committee also expressed the high appreciation to the practical contribution of Canon Vietnam. Representatives of households also gave sincere thanks to Canon Vietnam's concern: “We are really moved with the concern of Vietnam government organizations & Canon Vietnam to share our difficulties for a warmer Tet. We hope to receive more your supports to overcome poverty to make a better life”.

Besides this annual activity, In the following years, Canon Vietnam shall continue to carry out and implement many other activities of Company such as “Canon friendship school chain” project, “Check heath and donate gifts for children”, “Mid - autumn festival donation for poor and excellent pupils”, project of planting forest “For a green Vietnam”... in order to bring the best things to everyone, contribute for development of whole Vietnam.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111         Fax: 04-38811284
Forum Canon Social & Cluture Volunteer Network:
http://www.canon-vn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

On 28^th December 2009, co-operating with Luc Ngan people's committee and Cam Son Protective Forest Management Board Bac Giang province, Ben En National Park - Thanh Hoa province, Canon Viet Nam Co., Ltd. held successfully Planting Forest Agreement Signing Ceremony named “For a Green Viet Nam 2011”.

Continuing the success of Planting Forest Kick-off ceremony in Luc Ngan, Bac Giang on March, 2010, up to now 90% of 20ha planted trees are growing up. This year, Canon Vietnam will continue to expand scale of the program in Bac Giang province and choose Thanh Hoa as the second province for project. Through the project, Canon Vietnam expects to increase area of protective forest, reduce the amount of CO2, protect and prevent erodent land and make green environment in Viet Nam.

In 2011, Canon Viet Nam will sponsor to plant forest on the total area of 30 ha with total budget of 500 million VND. Applying new forest management method that is being implemented in Viet Nam, forest will be given to the local household for taking care of and managing under supervision of Provincial People's Committee, District People's Committee and Protective Forest Management Board. With this method, each household will look after, exploit and protect the given forest area by themselves. Planting forest aims to improve local people's awareness of planting and protecting forest as well as their income.

After the Signing Ceremony, two provinces will begin to cultivate seeds and as plan Planting Tree Kick-off Ceremony will be held in March 2011.

At the signing ceremony, Mr. Sachio Kageyama - General Director said environmental pollution recently has become serious issue in the world. And protecting environment is not only responsibility of any individual or organization but also the whole society's responsibility. If each person plants & protects one tree, we have basis to hope for a green covering all hills & whole ways of Vietnam as well as create a green planet - the most valuable property of nowadays generation reserves for the next generations”.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Cau - Director of Cam Son Protective Forest Management Board said forest has an important role to human life, especially protective forest. Because forest is an important shield in preventing flood, making the air equable and protecting and preventing erodent land. Therefore, Planting Protective Forest Project of Canon Vietnam has great meaning in covering unoccupied land, bald hill with green trees.

Canon Vietnam always hopes to receive more co-operations from authorities and Vietnamese people so as to expand the project in many other provinces in the future, contributing to protect environment - to build a green Viet Nam.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111         Fax: 04-38811284
Forum Canon Social & Cluture Volunteer Network:
http://www.canon-vn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

On 26^th November, under the awareness of representatives from Youth Union of Bac Giang city, Canon Vietnam Co., ltd. held successfully the program with the topic of environmental protection for pupils at grade 3, 4 and 5 at Tang Tien primary school - Bac Ninh city. This is the third program in 2010; this year's program has received continuously teachers' and students' enthusiastic participation as well as representatives' attention.

The program was implemented with the aim at raising awareness of environmental protection for pupils and guiding them to protect environment through small actions in daily life.

The main content of the program included propaganda and games for pupils. The propaganda aimed to provide pupils basic knowledge of real environmental situation in Vietnam as well as in the world. The content of the program was illustrated by vivid images so that pupils can imagine the real situation of environment pollution in Vietnam and gain information easily. Therefore, pupils can fully aware of the importance of environment protection. The program also guided pupils to protect environment in accordance with 3R - an effective environmental protection activity in the world. 3R is abbreviation of 3 English words, meaning reduce - reuse - recycle. Nowadays, 3R is still unpopular among pupils. Therefore, the program was built to guide pupils how to implement 3R through practical and easy actions in their daily life. In addition to theoretical guide and small quizzes, pupils also participated in 2 games named “reuse” - using used things to make new things, and the game named “rubbish classification”. In the game “rubbish classification”, pupils could learn how to classify rubbish correctly into three kinds: organic, inorganic and recyclable rubbish. Through the funny and useful games, the pupils could easily understand and remember the actions they could do to protect environment.

In addition to the environmental education programs for primary students, before that, Canon Vietnam also partly contributes to environment protection activities through planting forest project “For a green Vietnam”, held on 17th March 2010, in Luc Ngan, Bac Giang. On planting forest kick-off day drawed the attention of many local people, related agencies and more than 500 teachers and pupils of Luc Ngan 4 School. Up to now, more than 90% of 20ha planted trees are still growing up, in the following years, Canon Vietnam will expand this project to to improve local people's awareness of planting and protecting forest as well as local people's income, bring more and more the green for bald hills of Vietnam.

With the success of the program “Propaganda of environment protection”, Canon Vietnam expects to expand the program's scale by cooperating with more schools in Hanoi and other provinces so that this project will become an annual activity of the company to make contribution to the globeal's environmental protection - our general house.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111         Fax: 04-38811284
Forum Canon Social & Cluture Volunteer Network:
http://www.canon-vn.com.vn/vn/purpose.html

The historical flood has caused heavy human and material losses in provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, especially the poor communes of Huong Khe District which have been affected badly. In the spirit “Mutual affection and mutual love”, “Intact leaves wrap torn leaves”, in order to help the households to quickly stabilize their lives after the natural disaster, Canon Vietnam, in cooperation with representative office of Canon Singapore and Canon volunteer network, called upon support from Vietnamese and Japanese staffs and workers in the company to share the victims' difficulties. The campaign attracted enthusiastic contribution from staffs and workers inside and outside the company as well as students of universities in Hanoi. The campaign collected more than 10 tons of rice, 100 boxes of noodles, 200 kilos of salt, 200 cement roof covers and nearly 2000 clothes, books, stationeries and other family's tools. This was the company's annual activity which is in the topic “Bring smiles to everyone”; last year, the company supported the victims of the flood 9 in Binh Minh Commune, Binh Son Distric., Quang Ngai Province.

On 16th October 2010, Canon's volunteer group, in cooperation with People's Committee of two communes of Huong Tra and Phu Phong of Huong Khe district, went and granted donation gifts to 600 difficult households who were affected badly in the flood. Each donation gift included 200.000 VND and a pack (including rice, notebooks, noodles, clothes and other family tools). Total value of the donation gifts came to more than 300 million dongs. Apart from above necessities, Canon's volunteers visited and encouraged poor households of each commune, who were of small size and especially difficult, and present fibro cement to cover their house after the flood.

Being a Japanese one hundred invested capital, together with production activities, Canon Vietnam continuously hold donation programs and social activities with the topics: “Preserve environment and culture”, “For the next generation”, “For the industrialization”, “ Bring smiles to everyone” to contribute for  comprehensive development of Vietnamese society. Especially, with the foundation of “Canon Social and Cultural Volunteer Network”, in spite of running for nearly 2 months, Canon Volunteer Network has called upon more and more organizations and individuals, especially youths who are students, Canon's staffs or workers and those of other companies to do social activities together with the company, make contribution for a more and more prosperous Vietnam. Let's join Canon Social and Cultural Volunteer to "Hand in hand, You and I, for a brighter future for people": http://www.canon-vn.com.vn/vn/registration_form.html

On 2nd, Oct, 2010, at Bang Huu primary school, Chi Lang district, Lang Son province, Canon Vietnam Co.,ltd organized successfully the handover ceremony of supporting system (Toilet and hand washing area) and Canon bookshelves. Attending the ceremony, there were representatives from Chi Lang Education and Training Department, the representatives of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd, 50 Canon volunteer members and all the teachers and pupils of Bang Huu primary school.

This is one of a work in project “Canon Friendship school chain” which has been signed with district; aim to improve the facility and studying environment of school in remote area of Vietnam, so that pupils can study well.

At the ceremony, Headmistress of Bang Huu School was also on behalf of all the teachers and pupils expressed sincere thanks to the practical contributions of the company to Chi Lang district, Lang Son province. She also said this was very timely and valuable support to the pupils as well as the teachers. These new standard toilet and hand washing area will help all pupils to have a fresh and sanitary environment. On behalf of all teacher and pupils, Headmaster also committed to try harder to achieve higher quality in training and studying and hope in the coming time Bang Huu School will receive more the support from Canon.

Joining in the ceremony, there were 50 volunteer members include Canon members and students from Hanoi. All volunteer members together with representative of Canon handed over and arranged 5 Canon bookshelves with more than 1000 books, and presented 200 gift bags ( include stationary, note books…) for all pupils here, in order to encourage their learning spirit. Total expenditure that Canon supported for Bang Huu School including of standard toilet and hand washing area building cost, 5 new Canon bookshelves, books and stationery cost, ect… is about 100 millions VND. 

Also in that day, Canon volunteer group came to Bang Huu kindergarten to visit and play with children here. Canon volunteer group also helped school to clean surrounding area and give children a lot of toys; studying objects in order to improve their current study environment.

On this occasion, “Canon social and cultural volunteer network” successfully held the first offline meeting. This is an opportunity for all Canon volunteer members to get to know each other, exchange information and contribute ideal to find a way to develop volunteer network as well as improve social activity's effectiveness.

Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company and local authorities, also the encouragement from Vietnam government, Canon Vietnam will make more effort to contribute to the development of Vietnam education in particular and Vietnam social development in general.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 (Ext: 2211)              Fax: 04-38811783
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://www.canon-vn.com.vn/en/purpose.html

On 25th, September, 2010, at Dai Xuan primary school, Que Vo district, Bac Ninh province, Canon Vietnam Co.,ltd organized successfully the handover ceremony of supporting system ( Toilet and hand washing area) and Canon bookshelves. Attending the ceremony, there were representatives from Que Vo Education and Training Department, the representatives of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd, Mr. Sachio Kageyama - General Director, and all the teachers and pupils of Dai Xuan primary school.

This is one of a work in project “Canon Friendship school chain” which has been signed with district; aim to improve the facility and studying environment of school in remote area of Vietnam, so that pupils can study well.

At the ceremony, the Headmaster of Dai Xuan primary School was on behalf of all the teachers and pupils expressed sincere thanks to the practical contributions of the company to Que Vo district, Bac Ninh province. He also said that “Dai Xuan primary school is one of the biggest schools in the district with more than 650 pupils, but has poor infrastructure especially standard toilet and hand washing area. The support from Canon was very timely and valuable to the pupils. These new standard toilet and hand washing area will help all pupils to have a fresh and sanitary environment”. On behalf of all teacher and pupils, Headmaster also committed to try harder to achieve higher quality in training and studying and hope in the coming time Dai Xuan school will receive more the support from Canon.

On this occasion, Canon Company also handed-over 5 Canon bookshelves with more than 1000 books and 200 set of presents to pupils in order to encourage their learning spirit. Total expenditure that Canon supported for Dai Xuan School including of standard toilet and hand washing area building cost, 5 new Canon bookshelves, books and stationery cost, ect… is about 100 millions VND.

Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company and local authorities, also the encouragement from Vietnam government, Canon Vietnam will make more effort to contribute to the development of Vietnam education

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 (Ext: 2211)              Fax: 04-38811783
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://www.canon-vn.com.vn/en/purpose.html

On 21st, September 2010, Canon Vietnam Company and the People's Committees of 4 districts: Que Vo, Tien Du (Bac Ninh province), Dong Anh, Soc Son (Ha Noi) successfully organized “Mid - Autumn festival donation for poor and excellent pupils” program in these districts. Attending the ceremony, there were the representatives of 4 districts, the representatives of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd, Mr. Sachio Kageyama - Thang Long General Director and 400 pupils and their parents. At the ceremony, Mr Sachio directly presented gifts costing 150,000 VND for 400 poor and excellent pupils living in these 4 districts, especially 100 gifts for orphan HIV infected children in Sunny Smile center, Dong Anh district, Ha Noi.

This is an annual activity in the topic “ For the next generation” of the company simultaneously implemented with other projects such as Canon Friendship School Chain”, “ Health check and gift donation for children”… in order to bring the best things to children - the master of the country. Canon Vietnam Company always believes that the help on the material and spiritual sides for children is the construction of a solid foundation for their growth to forward a bright future and build a prosperous society.

On this occasion, Canon General Director hoped through these supporting activities, children will receive more and more care from society as well as have more studying and developmental opportunity to contribute for the country. General Director also emphasized that Canon Vietnam Company will always try our best and hope pupils will continue studing harder to contribute more for the development of Vietnam.

The representatives of districts, on behalf of parents and children sent thank to the the managemnt board of Canon Vietnam. They also appreciated highly and expressed their deep gratitude to the company's great contribution for their children. Besides they hope to receive the further help of the company in the future.

In the following years Canon Vietnam wishes to bring more and more smiles for children, especially children living in unprivileged families and mountainous areas. The company will continue to take part in social activities for children positively and implement other donation projects to improve education quality and satisfy the need of entertainment of Vietnamese children.

“Clean up the world” campaign initiated by Australia from 1993 and was launched in all over the world on the Saturday of every September. To respond to this practical campaign and toward great anniversary 1000 years of Thang Long - Ha Noi, Canon Co.,ltd, Dong Anh People's Committee, Kim Chung district People's Committee, and the Department of Natural Resource and Environment co-organized Cleaning Environment day with the theme “Community protect nature” and “ Hanoi - Sunday no nylon bags ” in Kim Chung commune, Dong Anh district, Hanoi.

The ceremony drew the participation of more than 500 local people, representatives from ministries, sectors, organizations, other central localities and 250 volunteers from Canon Vietnam include 250 volunteers are member of Canon Vietnam and others universities. This activity is continuing practical projects and program that Company has done during recent time to protect the environment and raise the awareness of people, such as plant forest, rubbish collection program for a clean environment, environment education for primary school pupils, plant trees, clean To Lich river program…

During “Cleaning environment day”, over 250 Canon volunteer's members collaborate with representatives of commune and district to give environment friendly bags to local people aim to improve people's awareness about harmful effects of nylon bags to the environment from that to form the habit of cutting down nylon bags use and lead to not use nylon bags in daily life. Next, representative of city and district together pitch “the self-control road” funded by Canon Vietnam in the commune's streets. At the end of the program, Women's Union members, pupils, local people together with Canon volunteer members start to clean up environment, collect rubbish in surrounding area from Kim Chung market to industrial park.

Joining to the atmosphere of cleaning environment day, Son- a volunteer network of Canon said that: “I'm very happy to be involved in this practical activity and together with other departments and all class of people and enterprise hand in hand to make the environment more clear and beauty, not only for today but also for our next generation. Through this program, I really wish that Canon Vietnam will hold more social activities for volunteers, especially for young people to contribute not only their best in environment protection but also contribute to the development of Vietnam society”.

This program is an opportunity for “Canon social and culture volunteer network” to broadly promote the strength and enthusiasm in contributing to education system, industrialization, environment protection as well as the development of Vietnam society. Hopefully in the future, Canon volunteer network will get more support and participation of all classes, especially the young people of Vietnam, hand in hand together for a brighter future.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 (Ext: 2211)              Fax: 04-38811783
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://www.canon-vn.com.vn/en/purpose.html

On 8^th September, at Phuong Linh primary school branch, Thanh Ba district, Phu Tho province, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. successfully organized the hand-over ceremony of “Canon - Phuong Linh Friendship School”. This is one of Canon Friendship School Chain Project in 2010 that has been completed and handed-over to the locality right on the first day of new school year 2010 - 2011. Attending the ceremony, there were representatives from Thanh Ba People's Committee, Thanh Ba Education and Training Department, the representatives of Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd, Mr. Sachio Kageyama - General Director, and all the teachers and pupils of Phuong Linh primary school branch.

From 2007 to now, Canon Vietnam has built 17 friendship schools in many provinces and districts in the northern of Vietnam. These significant contributions made by Canon Vietnam Company have considerably improved the study condition for pupils in Northern mountainous area so that they can study well.

Making speech at the ceremony, Mr. Sachio Kageyama - Canon Vietnam general director said: “Children are future masters of each country and education cause is an important cause of each country. Creating best study conditions for children means cultivating future talents for the development of the country. With this guideline, we always try our best to provide children better educational condition”. Besides, the General Director hopes that through these social activities, friendship between Canon Vietnam and Phu Tho's people in specific and friendship between Japan and Vietnam in general become closer and closer.

At the ceremony, Headmistress of Canon-Phuong Linh Friendship School was also on behalf of all the teachers and pupils expressed sincere thanks to the practical contributions of the company to Thanh Ba district, Phu Tho province. She also said this was very timely and valuable support to the pupils as well as the teachers. These new classrooms would be a big happiness and great motivation for pupils and teachers to get a better study result in new school year.

On this occasion, 80 present sets were offered for pupils in Phuong Linh primary School by Canon Vietnam in order to encourage their learning spirit. Total expenditure that Canon supported for Phuong Linh School including of 5 new classrooms building cost, 60 sets of new tables and chairs, 5 new Canon bookshelves, books and stationery cost, ect... is about 660 millions VND. Before that, also at Phuong Linh primary school, Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd. had successfully held launching ceremony of “Canon social & culture volunteer network”. During the first volunteer day, more than 50 volunteers together with Canon handed in hand to handovered these gifts and prepare for new school year as clean new classrooms, sweep play ground, set up tables & chairs, Canon bookshelves, planting tree....

In the coming time, Canon Vietnam will continue to handover standard supporting including toilets, hand-washing area, and Canon bookshelves to 3 primary schools: Dai Xuan school, Que Vo, Bac Ninh, Bang Huu, Chi Lang, Lang Son, Lac Ve, Tien Du, Bac Ninh in Canon friendship school chain project 2010.

Canon Vietnam does hope that with the efforts of company and local authorities, also the encouragement from Vietnam government, especially great support of Canon young volunteer members, Canon social contribution activities as well as Canon social & culture volunteer network could make more contribution for Vietnam education in particular, Vietnam industrialization and Vietnam society in general. Therefore, from now, let's access website to become a member of Canon social and culture volunteer network: http://www.canon-vn.com.vn/en/registration_form.html to favor, donate gifts and directly go with Canon Vietnam to support children and the people in difficult areas.

Contact:
Ms. Dao Thi Thu Huyen
Senior Manager of General Director Office
Canon Vietnam Co., Ltd.
Lot A1, Thang Long Industrial Park, Dong Anh district, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38812111 (Ext: 2211)              Fax: 04-38811783
Email: pl-nego@cvn.canon.co.jp
Canon Social and Culture Volunteer Network website:
http://www.canon-vn.com.vn/en/purpose.html