HCM City hopes to promote education-training ties with Australia’s Northern Territory
Ho Chi Minh City is interested in strengthening cooperation with Northern Territory in education and training, including the building of education facilities to Australian standards in Vietnam, Vice Chairman of the city People Committee Vo Van Hoan told Nicole Manison Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian state during their meeting in the city on November 15.
HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City is interestedin strengthening cooperation with Northern Territory in education and training,including the building of education facilities to Australian standards inVietnam, Vice Chairman of the city People Committee Vo Van Hoan told NicoleManison Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian state duringtheir meeting in the city on November 15.
Hoan said that the city has high demand in high-qualityhuman resources training, expressing his hope for the Australian locality’s sharingof training materials and curricula, exchange of teachers and assistance informing faculties and subjects in vocational training establishments in thecity, as well as cooperation in the field of vocational training.
He took the occasion to thank the Australian government forproviding vaccines and medical equipment to the city for the COVID-19 fight.
The city leader held that the two sides are eying greatcooperation potential, noting that three localities in the state have launchedtheir trade offices in the city, creating an important foundation andfavourable conditions for the city to promote trade relations with localitiesin the state.
For her part, Manison said that her visit aims to bolster trade ties betweenthe two sides after a period of interruption due to COVID-19 impacts.
She said that Northern Territory has high potential and opportunities forcooperation with Vietnam, especially in areas of its strength such as education-training,tourism, and breeding.
Northern Territory always welcomes Vietnamese students, shesaid, adding that local recruiters also highly value the quality of Vietnamesestudents in Australia.
Highlighting a number of issues of interest and aspirations of bothsides, Manison said that businesses of Northern Territory are keen on engagingin the construction and development of HCM City.
In the time to come, the state will open more trade andinvestment offices in the city, she said, proposing the resumption of a directair route linking the capital of Northern Territory and HCM City tofacilitate bilateral partnership./.
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.
Ho Chi Minh City and Australia’s Victoria state held a teleconference on May 4 to accelerate the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on their twining relationship.
Australia, which annually spends about 600 billion USD on imports, is a potential market for many exports of Vietnam, said Tran Ba Phuc, Chairman of the Vietnamese Business Association in Australia, at a trade promotion and connection conference held on December 21.
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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.
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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.
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An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
