Ho Chi Minh City wants to further cooperation with Australian localities across fields in which both sides boast potential, including tourism, education and high-tech agriculture, said a local official.
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong (R) and his Australian guest (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City wants to further cooperation withAustralian localities across fields in which both sides boast potential,including tourism, education and high-tech agriculture, said a local official.
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong made thestatement while hosting a reception for Keith Pitt, Australian AssistantMinister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, on April 5.
Phong expressed his delight at the sound comprehensive cooperation betweenVietnam and Australia, saying that Keith Pitt’s visit to Vietnam will give apush to cooperation activities between the two countries and between Australianlocalities and Ho Chi Minh City in particular.
Speaking highly of education quality of Australia’s universities andinstitutes, he said HCM City’s students and officials, who had been trained inAustralia, have contributed to high-quality human resources in the city.
Phong also affirmed that the municipal authorities will create favourableconditions for foreign businesses, including those from Australia, to makelong-term investments in the city.
For his part, Keith Pitt recommended that increasing the frequency of directflights between two countries, including flights from/to HCM City, willfacilitate trade, investment tourism links between Australia and Vietnam’ssouthern hub.
Impressed by HCM City’s strong development, he promised to do his utmost tofurther relations in trade, investment and tourism between Australian localitiesand the city.
Ho Chi Minh City has established friendship and cooperation relations withAustralia’s Queensland State and Northern Territory.
Among 84 countries and territories that have invested in HCM City by March 2017,Australia was the city’s 19th largest source of investment with 167projects valued at 184 million USD. Two-way trade in 2016 was estimated at 900million USD.-VNA
The opportunities for Vietnam to tap the Australian market are huge if businesses create competitive products up to international standards, said experts.
The Department of Animal Husbandry and the Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) jointly held an Asian exhibition and conference on beef and dairy cattle, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on March 8.
The Australian Government and the Ministry of Education and Training jointly organised a workshop to review the Australian online education quality assurance tool developed to support APEC economies.
A flight from Hanoi of Vietnam Airlines landed in Sydney on March 29, marking the official launch of the national flag carrier’s direct air service between Hanoi and Sydney.
The Vietnamese and Australia governments on March 31 held their High-Level Consultations on Development Co-operation to discuss results of their long-term development co-operation and the importance of its transformation into an economic partnership.
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.
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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.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel is closely coordinating with relevant local agencies to stay informed and provide the utmost support possible for Vietnamese nationals.
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New Zealand is currently one of Vietnam’s most important partners in the region, marked by a high level of political trust, strong and reliable defence and security cooperation, and increasingly open economic, trade, and investment ties.
Party General Secretary To Lam stressed that the Central Public Security Party Committee must be fully aware of the extremely important role of the People's Public Security force in the country's new revolutionary phase, so as to guide each branch and level of the force as the nation undergoes transformation.
Addressing concerns over university education spending, Son explained that as public universities gain greater autonomy, the Ministry of Finance has scaled back recurrent state funding. “Over the past decade, as autonomy has increased, the State's support has steadily declined”, he noted
Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane affirmed that the presence of Vietnamese press offices in Laos vividly demonstrates the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations, as the press is not only a means of communication but also an important bridge for spreading consciousness about the history, values, and strategic depth of the Laos – Vietnam relationship to the people of both countries and the international community.
The country is willing to participate in collective efforts to promote cooperation and mobilise resources to advance the current priority issues of developing countries, such as trade, investment, infrastructure connectivity, making the most of scientific and technological advances for development, and people-to-people exchanges, Hang said.
During the negotiations, the US highly evaluated Vietnam’s goodwill and efforts, affirmed its appreciation for the bilateral relationship, acknowledged Vietnam’s proposals and concerns, and considered these an important basis for continuing discussions and moving towards a final agreement.
The Chairman stressed the need for stricter fiscal discipline, faster digital transformation, and more efficient management of State budget revenues and expenditures.
Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong (R) and his Australian guest (Photo: VNA) 
