ASEAN, Australia foreign ministers pledged cooperation in response against COVID-19

ASEAN and Australian foreign ministers convened Tuesday in a virtual meeting to discuss cooperation in regards to the coronavirus pandemic and outlining a plan for economic recovery in the Indo-Pacific region.

VN, New Zealand upbeat about $1.7b bilateral trade target in 2020 Việt Nam and New Zealand expect to meet a NZD2.5 billion (US$1.7 billion) bilateral trade and service turnover target this year as the two countries have opportunities to boost economic co-operation.

Việt Nam boosts defence co-operation with Canada, Australia

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen Lt Gen Nguyễn Chí Vịnh, on Tuesday, engaged in two online talks with Jody Thomas, Deputy Minister of Canada’s Department of National Defence, and Peter Tesch, Deputy Secretary for Strategic Policy & Intelligence at Australia’s Department of Defence.

ASEAN-Australia forum held online Việt Nam will work closely with other ASEAN countries and partners, including Australia, to maintain ASEAN's activities through teleconferences, continue to actively promote orientations and priorities for cooperation set out in 2020, said Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng.

ASEAN senior officials meet online

The ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) at the Deputy Foreign Ministerial level was held on Monday online with Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, head of Việt Nam ASEAN SOM, in attendance.

Việt Nam, Australia to strengthen ties in COVID-19 fight

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh held phone talks with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne on Thursday to look into bilateral and regional co-operation in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic’s complex developments.

ASEAN, Australia defence ministers attend informal meeting

Defence ministers of ASEAN member nations and Australia attended an informal meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat in Hà Nội on Wednesday under the chair of Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Ngô Xuân Lịch.

First Việt Nam-Australia economic partnership meeting held The first Việt Nam-Australia Economic Partnership Meeting (EPM) was held in Adelaide yesterday under the co-chair of Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyễn Trí Dũng and Australian Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham.

Vietnamese longan to go to Australia Longan has become the fourth kind of Vietnamese fruit to be exported to Australia after litchi, mango and dragon fruit. However, experts say there is still a lot of work needed for Viet Nam to secure a firm foothold in the market.

Party official receives New Zealand finance minister Politburo member and Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyễn Văn Bình hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Wednesday for Minister of Finance, Minister for Sport and Recreation and Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage of New Zealand, Grant Robertson.