VOV.VN - Australia has secured a significant agreement with Vietnam that will allow fresh Australian blueberries to be exported to the Vietnamese market for the first time, unlocking an estimated AUD22 million in trade over five years.

Vietnam has consistently remained a priority for the Australian Government and its international education sector, Acting Deputy Secretary of the Higher Education, Research and International Group in the Australian Government Department of Education Karen Sandercock has affirmed.

VOV.VN - Policymakers, experts, and academic representatives from Vietnam and Australia attended an economic forum in Hanoi on September 26, exchanging views to strengthen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

Acting Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung had meetings with senior officials of Australia, Nicaragua and Georgia on the sidelines of the High-Level General Debate of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) in New York on September 23 (local time).

VOV.VN - Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn has applauded the positive development in relations with Vietnam, especially progress in trade, education, and bilateral cooperation, and reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to support Vietnam’s development.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member and Secretary of the Party Central Committee, is paying a working visit to Australia.

A ceremony celebrating the 80th National Day of Vietnam was held recently by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Perth, where the growing partnership between the Southeast Asian country and Western Australia was also highlighted.

Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn and her spouse Simeon Beckett left Ho Chi Minh City on September 12 evening, concluding their four-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong and his spouse.

Ho Chi Minh City, with its expanded scope following the integration with Ba Ria – Vung Tau and Binh Duong provinces, has greater potential for broaden collaboration with Australian localities, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Tran Luu Quang has affirmed.

VOV.VN - Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn attended the third annual Vietnam-Australia Forum, jointly organized by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and the Australian Embassy in Vietnam on September 11 in Hanoi, as part of her state visit to Vietnam.