Five refrigerated trucks and an additional 4.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have arrived in Vietnam from Australia.

Australian newly-appointed Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew John Lech Goledznowski has given general assessments of the potential to further promote multifaceted relations between Vietnam and Australia, saying that there are many opportunities for the two countries to expand their relations in the future.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese discussed ways to propel both nations’ relations forward, especially in economy, trade and investment during their phone talks on October 18.

Ethnic minorities in Vietnam and indigenous Australians have many similarities and this is a solid basis for promoting experience sharing and cooperation on ethnic affairs between the two sides, said a Vietnamese official on October 17.

VOV.VN - Vietnam expects Australia will further open its market for Vietnamese agricultural and aquatic products to help boost bilateral trade ties, PM Pham Minh Chinh told Assistant Minister for Trade and Assistant Minister for Manufacturing of Australia Tim Ayres at a reception in Hanoi on October 17.

A Vietnamese cultural day was hosted by the United Associations of Vietnamese Students in New South Wales (UAVS-NSW) in collaboration with four other Vietnamese students’ associations in Australia in Sydney on October 15.

VOV.VN - Leading Vietnamese female badminton player Thuy Linh has advanced to the semifinals of the YONEX Bendigo International 2022 after defeating Karupathevan Letshanaa of Malaysia in quarterfinals held on October 15 in West Bendigo, Australia.

VOV.VN - The opening nine months of the year saw Vietnamese exports to Australia reach more than US$4.2 billion, up nearly 34% on-year, while exports from the nation to the global market soared by 17.2%.

VOV.VN - Several Vietnamese farm products are seizing upon opportunities to penetrate and gain a firm foothold in foreign markets, including demanding ones such as Japan, the EU, and the United States.

Trade revenue between Vietnam and Australia approximated US$11 billion in the first eight months of 2022, up 37.44% from a year earlier, statistics show.