Cooperative ties between Vietnam and Australian states, including New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, have grown positively, substantively, and with greater depth in line with the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, said Vietnamese Consul General in Sydney Nguyen Thanh Tung.

The 11th Vietnam – India People's Friendship Festival opened in Chennai, the capital of India’s Tamil Nadu state, on December 2 evening, aiming to strengthen the friendship at all levels within the bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership.