The Vietnam – Australia financial policy dialogue is taking place in Hanoi on November 27–28 as part of the action plan for implementing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance and the Australian Treasury for the 2024–2028 period.

The Science and Technology Dialogue Forum, a flagship event within the Australia–Vietnam TechFest series hosted by the Vietnamese Australian Scholars and Experts Association (VASEA), was recently held at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), bringing together senior leaders, innovators, and industry partners.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Thanh Vinh, the runner-up in the first “Road to Olympia” competition, has been recognized as one of Australia’s top 250 researchers in 2026, according to The Australian’s 2026 Research magazine.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha paid official visits to New Zealand and Australia from November 20–25, aiming to deepen substantive cooperation with these key Oceania partners.

Sen. Lt. Gen. Le Quang Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Department of Political Affairs of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA), has called on Australia to continue collecting, sharing and providing information and documents related to Vietnamese soldiers who died, went missing or remain unaccounted for during wartime.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in South Africa on November 23, affirming their determination to enhance the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries in various areas.

More than a year after upgrading their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in March 2024, Vietnam and Australia have seen robust, wide-ranging progress across economic, trade, education, defence, security, digital transformation and sustainable development cooperation.

Melbourne City (Australia) defeated Ho Chi Minh City 3-0 in the final Group A match of the 2025–2026 AFC Women’s Club Championship on November 19 at Thong Nhat Stadium. Despite the loss, the Vietnamese team finished second in the group and secured a place in the quarterfinals.

A forum of Vietnamese entrepreneurs in Australia took place in Melbourne on November 19, highlighting investment, trade, and intellectual cooperation.

VOV.VN - Australia is providing an additional AUD800,000 in humanitarian assistance to support communities in central Vietnam affected by Typhoons Fengshen and Kalmaegi, according to the Embassy of Australia in Hanoi.