VOV.VN - Helicopter frigate HMAS Toowoomba of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) docked at Ho Chi Minh City’s Nha Rong wharf on October 12 on a goodwill visit to Vietnam.

The Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO), in coordination with the Defence Attaché Office of the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, held an experience-sharing session on the topic of women, peace and security in the United Nations peacekeeping operations, both in in-person and online formats on September 28.

The first Vietnam - Australia conference on cooperation in drug prevention and control took place in Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, on September 26.

The Ministry of Transport has approved the document for a study project on the upgrade of the northern region’s inland waterway infrastructure under Aus4Transport, a technical assistance programme for Vietnam’s transport sector using non-refundable aid from the Australian Government.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho Nguyen Ngoc He and Australian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Sarah Hooper discussed a cooperation plan in education and hi-tech agriculture, during a reception in Can Tho on September 11.

The Vietnam-Australia trade and investment promotion forum and a conference promoting trade and investment in Vietnam's northern province of Thai Binh took place in Sydney on September 11, aiming to facilitate direct contact and exchange of cooperation, business, and investment opportunities between Vietnamese and Australian government agencies, organisations, and firms.

VOV.VN - Budget airline Bamboo Airways and local tourism businesses signed cooperation agreements with Australian travel firms on September 11 at a business matching held in Nha Trang City.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese lantern festival 2023 has been successfully organised by the Australian Vietnamese Family Association (AVFA) in Australia’s Northern Territory, providing a chance for both locals and tourists to discover Vietnamese culture.

VOV.VN - With an open economy, multiple free trade agreements (FTAs), and strong cultural links with Asia, there remains enormous potential for Vietnam and Australia to expand their trade and investment relationship, said Sarah Hooper, Australian Consul-General in Ho Chi Minh City, at the Australian Investment Forum on September 8.

VOV.VN - Representatives from 15 Australian travel firms are set to visit the southcentral city of Khanh Hoa from September 9 to September 12 in order to explore popular tourist sites and experience numerous tourism products and services that Nha Trang city has to offer.