Vietnam-Australia

According to information from the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, the Australian Government has reaffirmed its strong and long-term commitment to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam through increased official development assistance (ODA).

At a working session with the Acting Deputy Minister of Education of Australia on October 2, Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam expressed the desire that Vietnam and Australia will create breakthroughs in education cooperation in the fields of science and technology and human resource development in the coming time.

The Lunar New Year reminds us of the values ​​and traditions of both nations, as well as the close cultural and diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Australia. Charge d'Affaires of the Australian Embassy in Vietnam Renee DesChamps shared her thoughts on the close relationships between the two proud nations, said Charge d'Affaires of the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, Renee DesChamps.

Ambassador Pham Hung Tam highlighted priority areas in education and research cooperation between the two countries, including low-carbon agriculture, science and technology, and climate change.

The Vietnamese Students Association in Queensland, Australia (AVSQ), recently organized a successful recreational event called “Cultural Flowers”. The event aimed to help students and the Vietnamese community living and working in Australia connect and explore the handmade products of Vietnam's traditional craft villages.

On December 14, at the Vietnamese Ministry of Health, a handover ceremony of 490,600 doses of DPT-HBV-Hib vaccine (the "5 in 1" vaccine) took place as aid from the Australian Government through the United Nations International Children' ;s Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

The volleyball match between Royal Australian Navy Ship HMAS Toowoomba and the Vietnamese Navy Technical College took place in a friendly, cheerful, and exciting atmosphere.

A friendship exchange programme has been held recently in Hanoi to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of the Vietnam-Australia diplomatic relations (February 26).