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.
Vietnam and Australia are expected to elevate their relations to a strategic partnership during the upcoming official visit of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, as a result of long-standing and sound partnership over the past more than four decades.
Australia is among Vietnam’s key partners in the region and the world, Vietnamese Ambassador to Ngo Huong Nam said in an interview with the Canberra Times as the two countries are celebrating the 45th anniversary of their relations this year.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee (VFFCC) Tran Thanh Man met with senior executives of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on December 7.
National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan wrapped up official visits to Singapore and Australia from November 26 to December 2, concluding a year full of diplomatic activities of the Vietnamese parliament.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with staff at the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of Vietnamese people in Australia on November 29, part of her official visit to the country.
The National Assembly (NA) and Government of Vietnam always support and create favourable conditions for Vietnamese and Australian friendship organisations to increase activities.
National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan will pay official visits to Singapore and Australia from November 26 to December 2, according to a statement of the NA Committee for External Relations released on November 22.
Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had a bilateral meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop who is in Vietnam for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Da Nang city on November 8.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed he will make concerted efforts to elevate relations between Vietnam and Australia to a new height during a reception for Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Craig Chittick in Hanoi on October 24.
Australian President of the Senate Stephen Parry has expressed his delight at the strong development in the Vietnam-Australia relations in recent years, laying a solid ground for the two sides to upgrade their ties in the future.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources Barnaby Joyce and met several ministers in Sydney on July 25.
Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue received diplomatic representatives of Indonesia, New Zealand, Australia to discuss cooperation in preparation for his upcoming visits to these countries in late July.
Vietnamese is ranked fourth among 301 languages being used in Australia, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ report on population survey in 2016.
The results of Vietnam’s “doimoi” (reforms) have been stunning, with average annual economic growth per person at 5.5 percent since 1990, among the highest in Asia, according to Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Steven Ciobo.
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