Addressing the event, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Crag Chittick said Vietnam is one of the most important partners of his country in the Indo-Pacific region. The two countries have built strong cooperative ties over the last 45 years and the relations are developing in various fields, including politics, economy, security, and innovation.In November 2017, Prime Ministers Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Malcolm Turnbull agreed to lift bilateral ties to a strategic partnership which will help the countries strengthen cooperation across defence, trade, investment, development cooperation, education, labour, tourism, law, finance, information, and communications.Chittick stressed that the Australia-Vietnam strategic partnership will open up a new chapter in their relations and pave the way for more extensive cooperation.At the ceremony, the official logo of the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties made debut. It is the combination of Australia’s Sydney Opera House and the five-pointed star on Vietnam’s national flag.The logo, designed by amateur designer Nguyen Viet Hung, is also the winner of a logo design contest organised by the Australian Embassy and the University of Industrial Fine Art in Hanoi.Ambassador Chittick also presented nine information boards introducing the Temple of Literature to this relic site.Deputy Director of Hanoi’s Department of Culture and Sports Truong Minh Tien said the boards, made in Australia, illustrates the Australian Government’s respect for Vietnam and the capital city of Hanoi.
NDO/VNA – The Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam has paid a courtesy call on Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop.At the meeting, the Vietnamese diplomat noted that the two countries have strived to raise their bilateral relations to a new height and promised to contribute further to the process.He added that Vietnam and Australia have organised numerous activities to celebrate the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2018, including mutual visits to be made by their high-ranking leaders.The ambassador also conveyed Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh’s greetings and invitation to Minister Bishop…... [read more]
Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam has paid a courtesy call on Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop. Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam (L) has paid a courtesy call on Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop recently (Photo: Embassy of Vietnam in Australia) At the meeting, the Vietnamese diplomat noted that the two countries have strived to raise bilateral relations to a new height and promised to contribute to the process. He added that Vietnam and Australia have organised numerous activities to celebrate the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2018, including mutual visits…... [read more]
(VOVworld)- The People's Committee and the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations of Ho Chi Minh City held a meeting on Wednesday to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Australia. In his address, the city's Vice Mayor Hua Ngoc Thuan said Australia is one of Vietnam's major development partners and has assisted Vietnam in infrastructure development and poverty reduction. My Thuan bridge and Cao Lanh bridge were glowing symbols of this bilateral friendship. Thuan said that Ho Chi Minh City and localities in Australia have developed bilateral cooperation in several different areas. By February of this year,…... [read more]
On June 22, a ceremony was held at the Ho Chi Minh City Grand Theatre to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Cambodia. Speaking at the ceremony, Le Hoang Quan, chairman of Ho Chi Minh City emphasized on the date June 24, 1967 as having gone in history as a revolutionary struggle of the people of two resilient countries, nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh and King Norodom Sihanuok. In the years of fierce war, the Cambodian people supported, shared and helped in the righteous struggle of the people of Vietnam. For 45 years since Vietnam…... [read more]
A ceremony celebrating the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relationship establishment between Vietnam and Switzerland was held at the Swiss Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on July 7.In attendance was Deputy chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Thanh Liem, Swiss Ambassador Beatrice Maser Mallor and Swiss Consul General Othmar Hardegger.The country will continue implementing the commitments on providing official development assistance for Vietnam to improve the business environment, enhance competitiveness and build environment-friendly infrastructures, the ambassador emphasized.Two-way trade hit US$ 1.53 billion in 2015. Switzerland is running more than 100 projects in Vietnam with the total investment capital…... [read more]
