The Vietnamese Embassies in Australia and Italy and the Vietnamese Consulate General in Vladivostok, Russia, held gatherings with the local Vietnamese communities ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival on February 7.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports in January endured a drop of 7.6% to US$260 million compared to the same period from last year, largely due to unpredictable developments relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

VOV.VN - Singapore-based Straits Times ran an article on January 28 describing 2021 as a year of opportunity for Vietnam, while the Australian Financial Review (AFR) described the nation as being an essential cog in global supply chains.

VOV.VN - A wide range of Vietnamese goods have been gone on sale at stalls in Woolworths, one of the two largest supermarket chains in Australia, in the buildup to Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong has sent a message of congratulation to Governor General David Hurley on the 233rd National Day of Australia (January 26).

The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, taking place from January 25 to February 2, has been highlighted by international media.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on January 22 hosted a get-together to celebrate Australia Day (January 26).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison compared notes on bilateral ties, and regional and international issues of mutual concern during their phone talks on January 21.

The Vietnamese community in Australia expects the upcoming 13th National Party Congress to judiciously select competent leaders to lead the country over the course of the next five years, Tran Ba Phuc, President of the Vietnam Business Association in Australia, has said.

The Australia Renewable Energy Agency has granted aid worth AUD1 million (US$750,000) for a new-generation solar cell development project of a research team headed by Vietnamese national Dr. Nguyen Trong Hieu from the Australia National University (ANU).