Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha (R) and Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski at their meeting in Hanoi on July 7. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Hareceived Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski in Hanoi on July7.
Regarding Vietnam’s roadmap for implementing the Just EnergyTransition Partnership (JETP), Ha expressed his wish that Australia will participate in building a mechanism for coordination and join hands with developed and developing countries to achieve the net-zero target.
The Deputy PM proposed Australia share its experience andcollaborate with Vietnam in research and technology transfer involving the productionof green hydrogen and green ammonia from renewable energy at appropriate costs;the management of smart grids and energy transmission systems; and settlement of thefinancial resource challenge for transition from fossil energy to renewables, among many others.
With their similarities in climate change adaptation, water resourcemanagement, and desertification prevention, Ha believed that both sides couldstudy and select specific projects to exchange, share experiences, transfer technology, and improve related legal frameworks.
Vietnam hopes that Australia, with its experience in buildinggreen financial mechanisms for climate change adaptation and environmentalprotection, can provide advice and assistance in developing a carbon creditmarket for the Southeast Asian country, Ha said.
He highly appreciated thesupport from Australian organisations and partners for building policies andregulations on geology, minerals, and energy transition in Vietnam so far.
At the event (Photo: VNA)
For his part, Goledzinowski affirmed that the AustralianGovernment highly valued Vietnam's commitments and was ready to assist thenation’s roadmap for energy transition and achieving net-zero greenhouse gasemissions by 2050.
He told his host that Australian businesses are veryinterested in the orientation of renewable energy development in Vietnam’s nationalpower development plan for 2021-2030 with a vision until 2050, as wellas the application of advanced and modern technologies in the exploration, reservesassessment, exploitation, and processing of valuable minerals in Vietnam./.
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Vietnam is a very important economic partner of Australia, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski told the press ahead of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Vietnam from June 3-4.
Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh hosted separate receptions for Singaporean Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng and Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski in Hanoi on July 5.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
The show, together with a grand parade to be held silmutaneously at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the National Day, and the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).
In particular, in April 2023, the two sides successfully carried out a joint operation that dismantled a major organised, transnational drug trafficking ring involving both Vietnamese and Cambodian suspects.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha (R) and Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski at their meeting in Hanoi on July 7. (Photo: VNA) 
At the event (Photo: VNA) 
