The Australia-Vietnam Policy Institute (AVPI) Conference 2024 was held in Adelaide city on October 17, under the theme of “Embracing transition, transformation and trust: Exploring the future of the Australia-Vietnam relationship”.
Renee Deschamps, Chargé d'Affaires of the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, has affirmed that Vietnam is an important country to Australia, not just a trading partner.
President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) Nguyen Xuan Thang highly valued contributions made by out-going Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski to promoting the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries while receiving the diplomat in Hanoi on December 12.
Deputy Secretary of Strategy, Policy, and Industry at the Australian Department of Defence Hugh Jeffrey on October 29 hailed the strides in defence cooperation between his country and Vietnam since they upgraded their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in March.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese vowed to enhance cooperation between the two countries, for peace, stability, and cooperation in the region, in their meeting in Vientiane on October 11.
President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines arrived in Hanoi at noon of August 24, starting her official visit to Vietnam that will last to August 30, at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.
MP Matt Thistlethwaite, Assistant Minister for Immigration of Australia, on August 15 spoke highly of the development momentum of the Vietnam-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership, including cooperation in national defence-security, and immigration.
Ambassador Andrew Goledzinowski has affirmed that education is a foundational pillar of the Vietnam-Australia bilateral relationship in his recent article.
President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines has expressed her deepest sympathy over the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and affirmed that he is a revered leader both in Vietnam and across the world.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam had a meeting on May 7 with Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia Tim Watts who expressed his hope to see economic, trade and investment cooperation between the two countries develop commensurate with the new stature of the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse had a meeting with Australian Governor-General David Hurley and his spouse in Canberra on March 7 as part of the formers' ongoing official visit to Australia.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse will attend the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Australia dialogue relations and also pay an official visit to Australia from March 5-9. The official visit is “incredibly important” as it comes after the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties last year.
A seminar was held on September 21 to share experience in training cooperation between nearly 20 Australian universities and their peers in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, and introduce the collaboration model between universities and businesses to meet human resources development demand of Vietnam’s south central coastal localities.
The Vietnam Student Association at the Australian University of Wollongong in Sydney has organised the “VGong's Got Talent 2023” contest, aiming to spark students' creativity, passion and talent as well as promote the image of Vietnam among local and international friends.
The Vietnam-Australia relations are at their best-ever development in both strategic scope and depth, a researcher has said, stressing that economic and trade cooperation is considered a priority in promoting the bilateral relations.
The freshly-ended trip to Australia and New Zealand by National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue helped strengthen cooperation between the legislative bodies of Vietnam and the two countries, contributing to promoting bilateral partnership in various fields as well as coordination at regional and international parliamentary forums, said Chairman of the NA Committee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha.
Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue received Prof. Alec Cameron, President and Vice-Chancellor, and leaders of RMIT University, on December 2 as part of his ongoing official visit to Australia.