VOV.VN - Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has affirmed that her nation always attaches importance to Vietnam's role in the region, and pledges to continue strengthening its strategic partnership with the Southeast Asian nation.

The Ministry of Health has issued its latest guidance on COVID-19 vaccinations, which asks all agencies to continue administering booster doses for those 18 and above, and complete second doses for those aged 5-12 within August.

VOV.VN - Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang has hailed Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie's contributions to promoting the joint strategic partnership across multiple fields, including defence co-operation.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded just 533 fresh coronavirus infections on June 19, the lowest in the past 12 months, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc and Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Manlio Di Stefano on June 8 co-hosted the 4th political consultation within the framework of the strategic partnership between the two countries.

VOV.VN - Australia has shared an additional 7,245,800 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses for children in Vietnam through a procurement agreement struck with UNICEF in partnership with the Vietnamese Ministry of Health.

Vietnam shared experience in ensuring education services for children during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as national climate education policies at the 2022 Education World Forum (EWF) that took place in London from May 23-26.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed a total of 1,457 fresh COVID-19 cases across 33 cities and provinces nationwide on May 21, thereby pushing the overall number of national infections to more than 10.7 million.

VOV.VN - An additional 1,831 fresh infections were confirmed by the Ministry of Health on May 18 across 48 provinces and cities nationwide, thereby raising the national tally since the start of the pandemic to 10,701,796.

Visiting President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou toured the Temple of Literature in Hanoi and attended a tea party hosted by Vice President of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan on May 16.