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Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung and Australian leaders agreed to enhance the two countries’ all-round relations during their meetings on November 25.

Myanmar troops were deployed to landslide-hit areas in southeastern Mon state on August 11 to support search and rescue efforts after the death toll from a recent landslide increased to 48.

Floods across Myanmar have forced tens of thousands of people from their homes in recent weeks, according to local officials.

A delegation of representatives from embassies of the UK, Australia, and New Zealand in Vietnam met with authorities in Ninh Binh on August 6 to update information on consular affairs in the northern province.

The 17th International Precision Engineering, Machine Tools and Metalworking Exhibition and Conference (MTA Vietnam 2019) returned to Ho Chi Minh City on July 2, gathering more than 500 exhibitors from 22 countries and territories.

A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Nguyen Van Binh, a Politburo member and Secretary of the CPV Central Committee, started a visit to the US from April 8.

The Australian Trade and Investment Commission and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training held a conference on Vietnam-Australia general education cooperation initiative in the City on November 30, giving a chance for education management agencies and facilities of both sides to expand partnership.

The Australian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City opened the Women in Vietnam Conference in the city on October 16 as an activity to mark the Vietnamese Women’s Day (October 20).

Representatives of the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho held a working session with Australian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Karen Lanyon on September 14 to discuss cooperation in diverse areas in the near future.

The Thai government has provided 3 million baht (over 90,000 USD) to Myanmar for flood relief and is to consider further assistance at the upcoming Cabinet meeting.

Nearly 150,000 people in Myanmar have forced to flee due to floods caused by heavy downpours in the Mekong River region that threatens dike breach.

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on May 8 announced that 93 refugees from Myanmar living in camps in Thailand have gone home in the second return since 2016.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has asked nine cities and provinces in the country to stop their cooperation with the US’s George Washington International School (GWIS).

The Australian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City will host the annual Taste of Australia Family BBQ, a public outdoor community barbecue for the general public, Australians in Da Nang on Apr. 22.

The Embassy and Consulate General of Australia in Vietnam will host the third Taste of Australia programme in April.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the Department of Education and Training of Australia have inked a memorandum of understanding in vocational education.

The Foreign Ministry of Vietnam and the administration of the Australian state of Victoria signed an agreement on March 9 to facilitate connectivity and cooperation between Vietnamese localities and Victoria in the fields that both sides are interested in and Victoria is strong at.

Seventeen-year-old Tiffany Linh Nguyen has marked a milestone in her 10-year career by winning the first title at the Vietnam National Best Tennis Players Tournament.

A get-together was held in Ho Chi Minh City on February 6 to celebrate Australia Day (January 26) and 45 years of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic relations (February 26).

The Breast Cancer Network Vietnam is calling for hair donations as part of the Pink Hat Festival, which is held on October 29 to raise awareness, especially among women, about the threat of breast cancer.