NA Chairwoman seeks stronger education, sci-tech ties with Australia

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on November 30 visited several research establishments as part of her official visit to Australia.
NA Chairwoman seeks stronger education, sci-tech ties with Australia ảnh 1National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and CSIRO delegates (Source: VNA) 
Sydney (VNA) – National Assembly ChairwomanNguyen Thi Kim Ngan on November 30 visited several research establishments aspart of her official visit to Australia, during which she affirmed that Vietnamalways attaches importance to education and science-technology. 

Speaking at the Commonwealth Scientific and IndustrialResearch Organisation (CSIRO) on November 30, the Vietnamese NA leaderexpressed her delight at witnessing the signing of an action programme betweenthe Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and the AustralianDepartment of Industry, Innovation and Science.

She said the signing reflects Vietnam’s interest incomprehensive partnership with Australia, including in science and technology.

Ngan spoke highly of joint work between the MoST and theCSIRO after Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Australian counterpartMalcolm Turnbull witnessed the signing of support agreement for Vietnam on theoccasion of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in earlyNovember in Da Nang.

CSIRO is the largest and most prestigious researchorganisation of Australia in many fields such as agriculture, food, energy,health care and bio safety, land and water, manufacturing technology, mineralresources, marine and atmospheric science, astronomy and cosmology, informationtechnology and media.

Visiting the Australian Centre for InternationalAgricultural Research (ACIAR) the same day, Ngan underscored the importance oftechnological adoption in agriculture as 70 percent of Vietnamese populationrely on agriculture.

The top legislature lauded cooperation between the MoST andthe ACIAR over the past years, contributing to improving the living conditionsfor Vietnamese.

ACIAR began partnership with Vietnams in 1993, and havesince implemented 170 projects at a total cost of nearly 76 million USD, mostlyin agriculture, forestry and fisheries. The centre said its main objective isto help improve sustainable livelihoods of Vietnamese farmers, especially thoseworking on small scale.-VNA
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