VOV.VN - Vietnam and Australia have decided to upgrade their strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership with a view to further promoting bilateral cooperation.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse met Australian Governor-General Gen. David Hurley and his spouse in Canberra on March 7.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his fiancée on March 7 hosted a welcoming ceremony at the Parliament House on Capital Hill, Canberra, for Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife who are on a three-day official visit to Australia.

New Zealand Acting Ambassador to Vietnam Wendy Hinton has highlighted the significance of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse’s upcoming visit to New Zealand following his attendance at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne and his official visit to Australia.

President of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia Andrés David Calle Aguas hosted a reception on March 5 for Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela and Colombia Vu Trung My, during which he urged the two countries to consider establishing the Colombia-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group.

Vietnam has once again condemned attacks targeting civilians and essential civilian infrastructure works in the Gaza Strip and called for a ceasefire and an immediate and unconditional release of hostages.

The office of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) and the Secretariat of the Lao NA held their 12th annual seminar and exchange in Oudomxay province, Laos, on March 6.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met leaders of ASEAN countries, Australia, New Zealand, Timor Leste and the Secretary General of ASEAN, while attending the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to mark 50 years of their dialogue partnership, in Melbourne on March 5-6.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh outlined major orientations for ASEAN and Australia to make crucial breakthroughs in their cooperation partnership during a special summit in Melbourne, Australia, on March 6.

VOV.VN - The National Assembly Standing Committee is scheduled to question the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Foreign Affairs about issues of common concern at its 31st session on March 18, according to the National Assembly’s Office.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and Cambodia will enhance economic connectivity, especially transport connectivity, between the two countries, creating the prerequisite to increase bilateral cooperation in other fields.

The Party Delegation of the National Assembly (NA) led by Secretary of the delegation and NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held a meeting with the Hanoi Party Committee’s Standing Board on March 5 to discuss the draft revised Capital Law and the plans on local development.

Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and Deputy Minister of National Defence, had bilateral meetings with Indonesian Deputy Minister of Defence Muhammad Herindra and Philippine Undersecretary of National Defence Irineo C. Espino in Luang Prabang, Laos, on March 5.

Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong led a Vietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM-Retreat) held in the northern Lao city of Luang Prabang on March 5.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang and her Iranian counterpart Ali Bagheri Kani co-chaired the eighth political consultation at deputy foreign ministerial level as part of the former’s working visit to Iran from March 3-4.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his wife attended an official welcome ceremony for the delegation heads attending the Special Summit commemorating 50 years of ASEAN-Australia dialogue relations chaired by the Australian Prime Minister and his fiancée on March 5 in Melbourne.

VOV.VN -Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held a meeting on March 5 with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong within the framework of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Australia dialogue relations.

VOV.VN - Politburo member and Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam hosted a reception on March 5 in Hanoi for Khonsi NaoValat, head of the Representative Agency of the Lao Ministry of Public Security in Vietnam.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has proposed US consumer goods giant P&G consider expanding its partnership with Vietnam and facilitating the entry of Vietnamese firms into its global supply chain.

Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong had bilateral meetings with Lao Minister of National Defence Gen. Chansamone Chanyalath, and Cambodian Minister of National Defence Gen. Tea Siha in Luang Prabang, Laos, on March 4.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 5 cut the ribbon to inaugurate the Australia - Vietnam Policy Institute at RMIT University in Melbourne city, Victoria state.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Australia-Vietnam Business Forum on March 5 which was held within the framework of the ASEAN - Australia Special Summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the two sides’ dialogue relations amid official visits to Australia and New Zealand.

VOV.VN - President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel stated that he always treasures and appreciates the time-honoured friendship and all-around level of co-operation with Vietnam while receiving Vietnamese Ambassador Duong Hoai Nam who came to present President Vo Van Thuong's credentials in Prague on March 4.

The State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) handed over the E-office project to the State Audit Organisation of Laos on March 4, helping the Lao side modernise its operations.

VOV.VN - Politburo member and Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam asked the US side to soon finalize the process of reviewing and recognizing/granting market economy status to Vietnam at a reception in Hanoi on March 4 for US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and Russian First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Vladimir Titov co-hosted the 13th Vietnam – Russia diplomacy - defence - security strategy dialogue in Hanoi on March 4.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Melbourne airport at 9:20 pm (local time) on March 4, starting their attendance at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Australia dialogue relations, and official visits to Australia from March 5 –9 at the invitation of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s trip to attend the ASEAN - Australia Special Summit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the two sides’ dialogue relations and pay official visits to Australia and New Zealand holds special significance, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet.

VOV.VN - Australian public opinion states that both nations share common values, not only in bilateral relations, but also in terms of aspirations for the region, meaning the official visit by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh from March 5 to March 9 will further tighten bilateral ties and take the relationship to new heights.

A high-level delegation of the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) led by its Deputy Minister Lieutenant General Le Quoc Hung paid a working trip to South Africa from February 24 to March 1 to promote bilateral cooperation between the two countries, especially in the field of law protection and enforcement.