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Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of Vietnam ASEAN SOM, attended the 29th ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue which was held virtually on April 7.

Ministers of ASEAN, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the UK, and East Asia sat down together at the virtual 26th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) - Closer Economic Relations (CER) Consultations on September 15.

The ASEAN-New Zealand Ministerial Meeting was held via avideo conference on August 5 within the framework of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM-54) and Related Meetings.

The 33rd ASEAN-Australia Forum took place via videoconference on March 17, during which Deputy Secretary of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Justin Hayhurst reiterated the nation’s commitment to increasing cooperation with the bloc.

Australia and Vietnam are at an important juncture in their economic relations, Kyle Springer, Senior Analysist at the West Australia-based Perth USAsia Center, said in a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the new report entitled “A Path to Vietnam: Opportunities and Market Insights for Australian Business”.

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) Vietnam, on May 18 participated in the 32nd ASEAN – Australia Forum, which was held in the form of an online conference.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull will sign a Joint Statement on establishing the Vietnam – Australia Strategic Partnership during the former's visit to Australia.

Two-way trade between Vietnam and Australia surged by 58.9 percent year on year in the first month of 2018 to reach 595 million USD, according to statistics of the Vietnam Customs.

Australia will cut 90 percent of import tariff lines in 2018 and 100 percent of them in 2020 under the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement roadmap, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Australia and New Zealand have huge potential for Vietnamese products like farm produce, aquatic products, coffee, cashew, computers, telephones and garments.

The liaison board of the Vietnamese business association in New Zealand was officially established during a meeting with Vietnamese businesses operating in the country.

Vietnamese and Australian businesses explored trade and investment opportunities that will be created by the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement during a forum held in Sydney on February 1.

ASEAN and Australia committed to deepening their Strategic Partnership during the 5th meeting of the ASEAN - Australia Joint Cooperation Committee ( AAJCC ) in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 19.