The Australian Embassy on November 11 held a ceremony to launch the Equality Strategy in Vietnam in the 2022-2027 period, aiming to strengthen Australia's efforts in promoting gender equality, women and girls' empowerment, the social integration of persons with disabilities, ethnic minority groups, and LGBTI group.

VOV.VN - Along with building on bilateral co-operation, Vietnam and Australia have many common interests, such as being able to support each other in many issues, including human resources and finance, according to Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Nguyen Tat Thanh.

A seminar took place in Hanoi on November 1 to discuss international experience and give recommendations to Vietnam to promote cooperation among research institutes, universities, and enterprises in the commercialisation of research results and intellectual property (IP).

VOV.VN - The Australian Embassy in Vietnam and the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia have jointly launched a logo design contest to celebrate 50 years of bilateral diplomacy between the two countries in 2023.

VOV.VN - Global food business SunRice Group is set to partner with Australian and Vietnamese researchers to develop a new variety of rice that helps local farmers adapt to climate change issues and boost exports from the Mekong Delta.

Australia’s tourism newswire Escape has recently published an article hailing Vietnam as an ideal budget destination for Australian tourists.

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.

The south-central province of Binh Dinh introduced its promising projects and investment opportunities to investors from Australia at a hybrid conference 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.

Vietnam ranks fourth in the list of most Googled tourist destinations by Australians over the past 20 years, according to Google.