Vietnam is the largest cotton importer of Australia with 38.8% of the market share, according to the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) which predicted that Vietnam will hold this position in following years.

VOV.VN - The 23rd France-Vietnam conference on gynecology and obstetrics opened on August 14 in Hanoi, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of both nations' diplomatic ties after beginning on April 12, 1973.

VOV.VN - Vietnam spent US$4.3 million on importing more than 29.56 million tonnes of coal during the opening seven months of the year, representing an increase of over 10 million tonnes against the same period last year, according to figures given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - The United Associations of Vietnamese Students in New South Wales in Australia (UAVS) held a career fair on August 11 that drew business representatives and over 350 students from across Australia.

VOV.VN - Through the strong political determination shown by the Communist Party of Vietnam and its General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the country has successfully recorded significant results in combating corruption.

VOV.VN - The establishment of the Vietnamese Australian Scholars & Experts Association (VASEA) in Australia is viewed as a new milestone amid Vietnamese intellectuals and experts in Australia uniting to support each other to develop and enhance connections with their home nation.

Vietjet has become the first airline operating the direct route connecting HCM City and Perth, linking Vietnam’s most dynamic city and the beautiful Western Australia state.

The Vietnam - Australia Digital Forum 2023 was held in Sydney, the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), on August 4 to promote the cooperation in information and communication technology as well as the digital field between the two countries.

The Ho Chi Minh City Vocational Education Association has said a kitchen training programme provided by DSS Education & Immigration and Australian MD College will help Vietnamese trainees and workers improve their skills, thus getting opportunities to study and work in Australia.

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the Ambassadors of Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US to Vietnam, has produced a video to dispel misconceptions about human trafficking and to raise public awareness of this issue, as well as to call for more actions to protect the victims of the evil.