The relationship between Vietnam and Australia is developing strongly and at its best ever, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu said on March 3.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh paid an official visit to Victoria from February 28 to March 2, with a hope to strengthen ties between Vietnamese localities and the Australian state.

VOV.VN - The export value of local agro-forestry-aquatic products hit US$14.2 billion in the first two months of the year, a surge of 15.8% on-year, according to figures compiled by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese budget airline Bamboo Airways officially launched a direct air route on February 28 linking the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney (Australia).

VOV.VN - New Zealand will continue to join hands and support the ongoing Vietnamese pandemic prevention and economic recovery process through providing vaccine and medical aid.

The first research institute on Vietnam in Australia, the Australia-Vietnam Policy Institute (AVPI), was launched by Australia's RMIT University, Asia Society Australia, Asialink and the Australia-Vietnam Leadership Dialogue during a virtual ceremony in Melbourne on February 22.

Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways operated first flight connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Melbourne in Australia on February 19-20.

The United Associations of Vietnamese Students in New South Wales, Australia (UAVS-NSW) held a conference to review its operation in 2021 and sketch out its plans for 2022.

VOV.VN - Australia has delivered a haul of 3.6 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam over recent weeks through a procurement agreement signed with UNICEF and in partnership with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Despite Vietnam officially lifting COVID-19 restrictions on international flights from February 15, the restoration of international air routes will largely be dependent on bilateral negotiations with its partners, according to insiders.