VOV.VN - Australia attaches importance to relations with Vietnam and wants to take their strategic partnership to new heights, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told President Vo Van Thuong.

Vietnam and Australia have reached the targets set in the action plan for implementing the strategic partnership in the 2020 - 2023 period despite impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr Nguyen Hong Hai from the Centre for Policy Futures at the University of Queensland of Australia.

VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 27 hosted separate receptions for Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong, who has been on a three-day official visit to Vietnam.

Authorities from the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau and the Australian state of Western Australia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) online on September 16, regarding multifaceted cooperation in economy, education and training, and cultural exchange.