At present, fresh fruits from Vietnam are available mainly at some premium supermarkets, Asian food stores, and importers serving foreign communities in Istanbul and Ankara; they have yet to gain widespread market access.

General Secretary and President To Lam inaugurated the first Vietnam House in Australia and the South Pacific, calling on overseas Vietnamese to strengthen community ties and contribute their expertise and resources to national development.

Vietnam and Australia are seeking stronger cooperation in communications, digital trade, cybersecurity, education and people-to-people exchanges as their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership continues to deepen.

Vietnam has provided 100 billion VND (US$3.82 million) in humanitarian aid to Cuba, underscoring the longstanding solidarity between the two countries on the 100th birth anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

Vietnam and Australia are seeking deeper financial cooperation, focusing on policy dialogue, public financial management, sustainable finance and coordination as Vietnam prepares to host APEC 2027.

Vietnam and Australia are expanding cooperation in personnel training, policy research and development governance as their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership enters a new phase.

Vietnam and New Zealand are seeking to boost trade by opening markets and removing barriers following the upgrade of bilateral ties.

General Secretary and State President To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Canberra at noon on August 12, concluding their four-day state visit to Australia and departing for a state visit to New Zealand.

General Secretary and State President To Lam met Australian business leaders in Canberra on August 12, highlighting cooperation opportunities in strategic minerals, high technology and innovation.

General Secretary and President To Lam called for a stronger, more strategic Vietnam-Australia partnership in science, technology, innovation and human resources at the Techconnect Forum in Sydney on August 10.

The Ministry of National Defence (MND) on August 10 held a ceremony to hand over the President’s decisions appointing two officers of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) to serve in United Nations peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and Abyei.

General Secretary and President To Lam hosted a reception in Sydney on August 10 for prominent Vietnamese intellectuals and scientists who are members of the Vietnam-Australia Scholars & Experts Association (VASEA).

Vietnam-Australia ties are becoming increasingly substantive and effective, particularly in areas crucial to both countries’ future competitiveness and prosperity, General Secretary and President To Lam has said.

General Secretary and President To Lam attended a ceremony organised by Vietnam Airlines on August 10 evening (local time) to mark 35 years of air and tourism connectivity between Vietnam and Australia.

General Secretary and President To Lam received Nicholas Moore, Australia’s Special Envoy for Southeast Asia, in Sydney on August 10, within the framework of his state visit to Australia.

Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn hosted a welcome ceremony in Canberra on August 11 morning for General Secretary and President To Lam and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation who are paying a state visit to Australia from August 9-12.

Vietnam and New Zealand are seeking fresh momentum in their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership as Party General Secretary and President To Lam makes a landmark state visit.

Vietnam's National Assembly observed a minute of silence this morning in memory of Lao National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane before opening its first extraordinary session.

Vietnam will observe two days of national mourning for Politburo member and President of the National Assembly of Laos Xaysomphone Phomvihane from August 10 to 11.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on August 9 led a high-ranking Vietnamese Party and State delegation to Laos to pay respects to Lao National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane, who passed away on August 8.