VOV.VN - Australia wishes to increase cooperation with Vietnam in areas that are Australia’s strengths, Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong said ahead of her departure to Vietnam for an August 21-24 working visit.

VOV.VN - Australian minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong took a stroll around Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake, a national historic landmark of Hanoi capital, and sampled egg coffee in the Old Quarter, on August 22 during her official visit to Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Pop singer and songwriter Dean Lewis of Australia is set to exclusively play live on August 23 from RMIT Vietnam University’s concert in Ho Chi Minh City as part of activities held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of joint diplomatic ties.

VOV.VN - Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong will return to Vietnam from August 21 to 24 for an official visit and the fifth Vietnam – Australia Foreign Ministers Meeting.

VOV.VN - Australia's Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) has officially concluded its investigation and chosen not to impose anti-dumping duties on ammonium nitrate products originating from Lithuania and Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV).

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.