HCM City hopes to promote education-training ties with Australia’s Northern Territory

Ho Chi Minh City is interested in strengthening cooperation with Northern Territory in education and training, including the building of education facilities to Australian standards in Vietnam, Vice Chairman of the city People Committee Vo Van Hoan told Nicole Manison Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian state during their meeting in the city on November 15.
HCM City hopes to promote education-training ties with Australia’s Northern Territory ảnh 1An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City is interestedin strengthening cooperation with Northern Territory in education and training,including the building of education facilities to Australian standards inVietnam, Vice Chairman of the city People Committee Vo Van Hoan told NicoleManison Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian state duringtheir meeting in the city on November 15.

Hoan said that the city has high demand in high-qualityhuman resources training, expressing his hope for the Australian locality’s sharingof training materials and curricula, exchange of teachers and assistance informing faculties and subjects in vocational training establishments in thecity, as well as cooperation in the field of vocational training.

He took the occasion to thank the Australian government forproviding vaccines and medical equipment to the city for the COVID-19 fight.

The city leader held that the two sides are eying greatcooperation potential, noting that three localities in the state have launchedtheir trade offices in the city, creating an important foundation andfavourable conditions for the city to promote trade relations with localitiesin the state.

For her part, Manison said that her visit aims to bolster trade ties betweenthe two sides after a period of interruption due to COVID-19 impacts.

She said that Northern Territory has high potential and opportunities forcooperation with Vietnam, especially in areas of its strength such as education-training,tourism, and breeding.

Northern Territory always welcomes Vietnamese students, shesaid, adding that local recruiters also highly value the quality of Vietnamesestudents in Australia.

Highlighting a number of issues of interest and aspirations of bothsides, Manison said that businesses of Northern Territory are keen on engagingin the construction and development of HCM City.

In the time to come, the state will open more trade andinvestment offices in the city, she said, proposing the resumption of a directair route linking the capital of Northern Territory and HCM City tofacilitate bilateral partnership./.
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