Việt Nam and Australia yesterday inked the Declaration on Joint Visions for Enhancing Defence Cooperation.

Leaders of many countries have sent congratulations to their Vietnamese counterparts on the 73rd National Day of Việt Nam (September 2, 1945).

The new Vietnam Australia International School (VAS) - Sala Mega Campus in District 2 and Riverside Mega Campus in District 7 began recruiting students this month for classes from the kindergarten to secondary school level.

A high-ranking delegation of the Australian House of Representatives, led by its Speaker Tony Smith, will pay an official visit to Việt Nam next week.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc applauded business ties between Việt Nam and Australia, as 18 memorandums of bilateral investment were exchanged on Friday during his official visit to Australia.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and a high-ranking delegation from Việt Nam are paying an official visit to Australia and attending the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit from March 14-18.  The two sides issued a joint statement on the establishment of a strategic partnership between Việt Nam and Australia. The following is the full text of the joint statement. 

Australia and Vietnam established diplomatic relations in 1973 after negotiations were concluded in Paris that resulted in an Agreement to End the War and Restore the Peace in Vietnam. Bilateral relations have been continually developed with two major turning points.

The International Choir and Orchestra of HCM City will perform traditional Christmas carols at a charity concert “A Choral Christmas” on December 2 and 3.

Mekong Capital, a Việt Nam-focused private equity firm, reported total earnings of nearly US$79 million from its divestments this year to date, including the recent sale of its remaining holdings in the agricultural company Lộc Trời Group.

Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh has called on the Australian government to allow the import of prawns and uncooked shrimps again soon.