The upgrading of ties between New Zealand and Vietnam into a strategic partnership in July 2020 is an important milestone in the bilateral relationship, said Tredene Cherie Dobson, newly-accredited Ambassador of New Zealand to Vietnam.

The Vietnamese community in Australia has raised funds in support of the fight against COVID-19 in their homeland.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is seeking to purchase the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to inoculate children aged between 12 and 18, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long on June 8 had separate meetings with ambassadors of Switzerland, France and Australia in Hanoi, to seek the countries’ assistance with COVID-19 vaccine supplies.

VOV.VN - The Bac Giang provincial People's Committee hosted an online conference on June 8 to connect 30 locations both nationwide and abroad, including those in Japan, Australia, Singapore, and China for lychee consumption.

VOV.VN - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had online talks with Australian House of Representatives Speaker Tony Smith on June 7 to promote the strategic partnership between the two countries and their legislative bodies.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Australia has sent the Presidium of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee’s appeal to overseas Vietnamese in the country to raise funds for the fight against COVID-19 in the homeland.

VOV.VN - A total of 40 tonnes of Vietnamese fresh lychees are set to arrive in Australia in the coming days, according to the Vietnamese Trade Office in Australia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports have enjoyed positive growth in several major markets during the opening five months of the year, including the United States, Japan, Russia, and Australia, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Vietnamese alumni in Australia’s New South Wales state have donated AUD6.000 (US$4,640) to support disadvantaged children in their home country.