Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Japan, Australia, Algeria, Thailand and Laos celebrated Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival at gatherings held in their host countries as the national biggest traditional festival is approaching.
Australia Post has launched a special edition set of stamps and collectables to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Dragon, starting on February 10 this year.
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on January 29 announced that Australia has made a 35 million AUD (23.08 million USD) commitment to continue the successful policing partnership between the Australian Federal Police and the Polícia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL).
President of Vietnam Vo Van Thuong on January 26 sent a message of congratulations to Governor General David Hurley on the 236th National Day of Australia (January 26).
Representatives from the Australian Embassy in Vietnam recently visited the Hoang Lien centre for wildlife rescue, conservation and development in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai to work on the care for suspectedly smuggled wallabies.
Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics Nguyen Xuan Thang has urged the Vietnam Australia Centre (VAC) to further promote research and policy consulting activities.
The Fred Hollows Vietnam (FHFVN, Australia) has provided a 3.6-billion-VND (nearly 150,000 USD) aid package for the Eye Hospital of the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau to improve the quality of refraction services in the locality.
“Taste of Australia”, a promotion event to introduce Australian food and beverage products, opened at MM Mega Market An Phu in Ho Chi Minh City on December 7.
A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Politburo member Nguyen Xuan Thang, who is also President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, visited Australia from December 4-5.
The Indonesian and Australian governments have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the establishment of a bilateral mechanism to promote their electric vehicle (EV) collaboration.
President Vo Van Thuong had separate meetings with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra in San Francisco, the US, on November 17, on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week.
A symposium on strengthening the Vietnam-Australia technical, trade and investment collaboration in the cattle raising sector took place in Hanoi on November 14, with the participation of over 100 delegates from government bodies, associations, businesses, and universities of the two countries.
Vietnamese Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc met bilaterally with Treasurer of Australia Jim Chalmers, Japanese State Minister of Finance Katsuo Yakura, and Singaporean Second Minister for Finance Indranee Rajah on November 12, on the occasion of their attendance at the 2023 APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting in San Francisco.
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