Australia – Vietnam Mural Village launched in Dong Thap Authorities in the southern province of Dong Thap and the Australian Government on Friday officially launched the “Australia – Vietnam Mural Village” in Tan Tich Ward, Cao Lanh City. Attending at the mural village opening, Deputy Head of Mission of Australian Embassy in Vietnam, Rebecca Bryant said the Australian Government is proud to support this very first community art project in the Mekong Delta. “The Australia – Vietnam Mural Village has added a big splash of colour to the walls around the village, and we hope this will attract new visitors to the area,” she said. “Together with the Cao Lanh Bridge, which we expect will open in the first half of 2018, this will be a new symbol of the friendship between Australia and Vietnam.” Hundreds of different mural installations were created by artists, including an Indigenous Australian artist, together with volunteer students from Dong Thap University. “This public art project has created opportunities for local young people to contribute positively to their local community and for both Australian and Vietnamese artists to put their creative talents on display”, an Australian artist who participated in the project, Bradley Kickett, said. The Australia – Vietnam Mural Village is expected to bring a new vitality to the Tan Tich neighbourhood while still preserving the charm of its tight-knit community. Besides the Australia – Vietnam Mural Village, the Australian Government has also supported the construction of the Cao Lanh Bridge in the province…. [Read full story]
Australia's Senate President Scott Ryan (R) and Speaker of the House of Representatives Tony Smith (L) greet NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (Source: VNA) The top legislator made the statement during her talks with Speaker of Australia’s House of Representatives Tony Smith and Senate President Scott Ryan in Canberra on November 29th as part of her ongoing official visit to Australia. The Vietnam NA backs the early upgrade of the Vietnam-Australia relationship to a strategic partnership, Ngan said, hailing effective economic cooperation between the two countries. She noted that Australia is Vietnam’s eighth largest trade partner with two-way trade…... [read more]
CANBERRA — Việt Nam is further deepening relations with its key partners, including Australia, National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said yesterday. Chairwoman Ngân added that this was part of developing co-operation and friendship with other countries. The top legislator made the statement during talks with Speaker of Australia’s House of Representatives, Tony Smith, and Senate President, Scott Ryan, in Canberra yesterday as part of her ongoing official visit to Australia. The Việt Nam National Assembly backs the early upgrade of Việt Nam-Australia relationship to a strategic partnership, Ngân said, hailing effective economic co-operation between the two countries. She noted that…... [read more]
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met with leaders from Western Australia to seek cooperation opportunities in various fields of mutual interests such as mining, renewable energy, liquefied petroleum gas, education-training, tourism, seaport and agriculture. National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (L) and Governor of Western Australia Kerry SandersonAt a meeting with Governor of Western Australia Kerry Sanderson in Perth city on December 1, Chairwoman Ngan expressed her belief that the elevation of the bilateral strategic partnership on the occasion of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Australia in March 2018 will create a foundation for the…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge – Animals Australia should have contacted competent agencies in Vietnam to verify the accuracy of a video featuring workers smashing cows to death with sledge-hammers at a slaughterhouse alleged to be in Vietnam and local firms to learn how cows are slaughtered before posting it online. Australian cows are seen at a local farm in this file photo. Animals Australia should have contacted competent agencies in Vietnam to verify the accuracy of a video featuring workers smashing cows to death with sledge-hammers at a slaughterhouse alleged to be in Vietnam – Photo: Uyen Vien The director of a…... [read more]
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (L) and Governor of Western Australia Kerry Sanderson At a meeting with Governor of Western Australia Kerry Sanderson in Perth city on December 1, Chairwoman Ngan expressed her belief that the elevation of the bilateral strategic partnership on the occasion of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Australia in March 2018 will create a foundation for the two countries’ localities and businesses to carry forward cooperation. She noted that two-way trade reached nearly US$984 million in 2016. Viet Nam is the 16th biggest trade partner of Western Australia.Sanderson affirmed that the Western Australia administration…... [read more]
