The Joint Committee for the Greater Mekong Sub-region Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement convened its 6th meeting in Hanoi on March 15, attracting the participation of the six GMS countries.

 Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have played an active role in boosting cooperation in East Asia, heard a workshop in Hanoi on March 15.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to Australia and the signing of a joint statement to establish the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership were given wide coverage on the local press on March 15 and 16.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a busy day meeting with Australian leaders and other activities on his second day of the visit to Australia from March 14-16.

The following is the full Viet Nam-Australia Joint Statement issued on the occasion of PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc's ongoing official visit to Australia.

Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull have decided to upgrade the two countries’ Enhanced Comprehensive Partnership to Strategic Partnership, making Australia the 12th Strategic Parner of Viet Nam.

 Vietnam and Cambodia should promote collaboration in delegation exchange, and training, thereby tightening sound solidarity, neighbourliness, traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

A grand welcome ceremony was held with cannon salute for Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse and the high-level delegation of Vietnam at the Parliament House on Capitol Hill, Canberra, Australia on March 15.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid a three-day visit to New Zealand from March 12-14 at the invitation of his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrived at Fairbairn military airport in Canberra in the afternoon of March 14, beginning an official visit to Australia at the invitation of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

 The draft amendments to the Competition Law and Law on Higher Education were discussed at the ongoing 22nd sitting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly yesterday.

Carlyle A. Thayer - Emeritus Professor, the University of New South Wales - has an exclusive article on the Vietnam-Australia ties on the occasion of the official visit to Australia by PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will sign the Joint Statement on establishing the Vietnam – Australia Strategic Partnership during the former's visit to Australia.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited Waikato University, a leading educational facility in the world, on March 14 morning (local time) before wrapping up his official visit to New Zealand.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with New Zealand’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Trevor Mallard on March 13.

 Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his New Zealand counterpart, Jacinda Ardern, agreed on major directions to boost the future Vietnam-New Zealand cooperation in all fields during their talks in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 13.

 Vietnam and New Zealand on March 13 issued a Joint Statement on advancing the comprehensive partnership toward the strategic partnership during Vietnamese Prime Minister’s official visit to New Zealand on March 11-14.

 The 22nd sitting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National Assembly kicked off in Hanoi on March 12 under the chair of NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. 

 Vietnam – Australia economic cooperation thrives

Outgoing Ambassador of Chile to Vietnam Claudio Andres De Negri Quintana has been honoured with the “For Peace and Friendship among Nations” insignia of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations.