Wong noted the ASEAN-Australia Centre’s initiatives support the implementation of Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040 by fostering deeper community, cultural, and business ties between Australia, ASEAN member states, and Timor-Leste.
Sydney (VNA)🤪 – Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has announced the list of schools selected for the ASEAN-Australia Centre’s 2024-25 grants programme and 38 schools chosen for the BRIDGE School Partnerships Programme.
Wong noted the ASEAN-Australia Centre’s initiatives support the implementation of "Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040" by fostering deeper community, cultural, and business ties between Australia, ASEAN member states, and Timor-Leste.
The ASEAN-Australia Centre is providing funding across three key areas: creative industry exchanges, business and education initiatives, and practical research projects aimed at strengthening shared understanding and collaboration between Australia and Southeast Asia.
As part of these efforts, the centre is supporting young women entrepreneurs from Australia and ASEAN countries to scale their startups through business and investment networks. It is also offering fellowships for ASEAN business and community leaders to exchange insights on regional trends and opportunities with Australian enterprises. In the music industry, professional exchanges between professionals from Southeast Asia and Australia are being facilitated to enhance two-way trade.
Ahead of Australia's hosting of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup in 2026, a football diplomacy programme is being implemented for female football administrators and players to foster cultural and professional ties. Meanwhile, initiatives to expand the availability of premium Australian horticultural produce to Southeast Asia are being introduced alongside programmes that introduce the region’s next generation of chefs to the sustainability, traceability and quality of Australian produce.
The minister also announced the selection of 38 outstanding primary and secondary schools from Australia and Southeast Asia for the BRIDGE School Partnerships Programme. This initiative will provide over 300 students and their educators with opportunities to engage in structured learning and build cross-cultural connections. These schools will join a prestigious network of more than 1,200 institutions that have participated in BRIDGE across the Indo-Pacific region since 2008.
Wong expressed her optimism that these initiatives will deepen long-term friendships and cooperation between Australia and ASEAN nations./.
The Australian government is advancing its trade diversification agenda by facilitating greater access for businesses to fast-growing markets in Southeast Asia.
The Vietnamese community in Australia has gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year at the annual Community Tet event, a cherished occasion to honour cultural traditions and foster connections.
The article stressed that throughout his revolutionary career, the founder of modern Vietnam consistently regarded the revolutionary press as a vital part of the Vietnamese Party’s and nation’s revolutionary struggle.
Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
The proposed venue is located in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, featuring eight public sites, including Krungthep Aphiwat Central Terminal and several nearby parks.
Connectivity is expected to improve further with the completion of the fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge by the end of 2025, facilitating logistics and agricultural exports to Vietnam, Thailand, and China.
Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
Prensa Latina's recent article on Vietnam’s assurance of smooth and effective transition to a leaner structure highlighted Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s latest directions on implementing 28 resolutions regarding the decentralisation and delegation of authority.
The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.
Efforts to empower women must transcend dialogue and translate into concrete commitments, including corporate pledges and government partnerships, according to the spouse of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
The forum featured two in-depth discussion sessions, engaging representatives from governments, think tanks, and businesses from both ASEAN and China, on how to forge closer ties for a common future.
The new FIFA Hub in Jakarta will not only support football development in Indonesia but also serve as a coordination centre for 21 football associations across Southeast and East Asia.
Minister Counselor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen reaffirmed Vietnam’s principled and consistent stance on the Palestine issue, calling for an immediate and lasting ceasefire across the entire Gaza Strip.
PM Anwar Ibrahim affirmed the determination of Malaysia, as ASEAN Chair for 2025, to utilise all viable regional mechanisms of the bloc and work with partners to de-escalate violence and restore a peace process led by Myanmar.
Talking to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Vietnam’s Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925–2025), Nikulina, who is also a veteran journalist of Russia’s Sputnik News, emphasised the vital role of mainstream journalism in defending the truth and maintaining public trust.
