Vietnamese Museum Australia breaks ground in Melbourne
A decades-long dream is a step closer to reality in Melbourne’s west with a ground-breaking ceremony at the site of Vietnamese Museum Australia.
Australia-Vietnam comprehensive strategic partnership: the defence dimension
The elevation of the Australia-Vietnam relationship to the highest diplomatic level opens opportunities for deeper defence cooperation, especially the expansion of defence industry.
Vietnam, Australia ties become comprehensive strategic partnership
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese on Thursday announced the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between their two countries.
Vietnam has become the popular kid in class, which is why Australia has followed the US and China in signing a new deal
It’s a nation at the heart of a fierce contest for influence, courted by powers great and small — as well as those somewhere in between.
16% of Vietnamese student visa applications to Australia rejected amid tough immigration policies
About 16% of Vietnamese student visa applications to Australia were rejected in the second half of 2023 as the country denies international students at record-high levels.
Vietnam isn’t North Korea—and 50 years of Australian aid has helped
There’s growing awareness that Australia’s international development program is one of the tools of national power that Australia can use to shape the world around it.
Bamboo Airways axes flights from Vietnam to Sydney and Melbourne as airline shrinks its route network in major restructure
An international airline has abruptly axed its flights into Sydney and Melbourne as it embarks on a major restructure in the wake of a massive financial loss.
Why Australia and Vietnam should create a visa exemption program
he move would help advance several core areas of cooperation in the burgeoning bilateral relationship.
Australian Chau Van Kham breaks his silence after being imprisoned in Vietnam for more than four years
Australian man Chau Van Kham has said the past four years in a Vietnamese prison has not dampened his fight for democracy in the South-East Asian nation.
Australian retiree accused of terrorism freed from prison in Vietnam
A retired baker has returned home to Sydney after being released from prison in Vietnam, where he was serving 12 years on terrorism charges for being a member of a banned pro-democracy group.
Vietnam government furious about release of Australian commemorative war coins
Vietnam’s communist government has demanded Australia cease issuing commemorative coins that, it says, show the flag of the toppled US-backed South Vietnam, a claim Canberra has denied.
Vietnam asks Australian firms to stop using flag of defunct regime
Vietnam has demanded that Australian state firms stop issuing products with images of a yellow flag from a regime that no longer exists.
Vietnam-Australia relations at 50
The past half-century has witnessed a remarkable convergence of interests between the two nations, and there is a promise of closer cooperation to come.
Australia needs a smarter strategy for investing in Vietnam
Bilateral relations have advanced considerably over the past decade, but Canberra can do a lot more to engage economically with Hanoi.
Ample opportunities to level up Australia-Vietnam relations
With the election of a new Australian government, the chance to elevate ties between Hanoi and Canberra to the level of a comprehensive strategic partnership is within reach.
Australia seeks to deepen bilateral relations with Vietnam
Australia’s foreign minister Penny Wong affirmed that Australia looks forward to deepening its bilateral relationship with Vietnam.
‘Size and power’ shouldn’t settle disputes, Wong says in first stop of Asian tour
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has signalled a strengthening of security ties with Vietnam just days after Hanoi condemned a Chinese military exercise in the South China Sea as a serious breach of its sovereignty.
Australia urges Vietnam to free jailed democracy supporter
The Australian government is urging Vietnam to free on health grounds a 72-year-old Vietnamese-born Australian serving a 12-year prison sentence for supporting a pro-democracy group
Vietnam seeks to import more coal from Australia to avert power shortage
Vietnam is seeking to import more coal from Australia to ease a shortage of the fossil fuel for electricity production, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Friday.
Vietnam sells dragon fruit (turned away by China) to Australia
China’s Zero COVIDd-19 policy has disrupted trade, forcing Vietnamese farmers to throw away tonnes of fresh fruit. In turn, this has pushed the Vietnamese government to redirect exports to Australia asking overseas Vietnamese to support their homeland’s farmers.
Are Australia-Vietnam relations set to reach new heights in 2022 ?
An opportunity to upgrade the Australia-Vietnam partnership is within reach, but both sides should take concrete steps to realize this goal.
Calls to release Chau Van Kham on third anniversary of detention in Vietnam
Human Rights Watch has called for the release of Australian citizen Chau Van Kham, labelling his arbitrary detention in Vietnam “a travesty of justice”.
‘Frank’ human rights dialogue between Australia and Vietnam, DFAT says
Cyber threats and challenges for human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic were among the key topics discussed at the 17th annual human rights dialogue between Australia and Vietnam.
New airline to strengthen Vietnam ties
A new international airline will commence direct flights to Vietnam out of Melbourne Airport, in a sign the travel industry is picking up from the pandemic.
Australia : press Vietnam to respect rights
The Australian government should call on Vietnam to meet clear human rights benchmarks at the 17th Australia-Vietnam human rights dialogue, Human Rights Watch said today. The dialogue is scheduled to be held virtually on December 8, 2021.
Australia can count on Vietnam to support AUKUS
That only a handful of people in Canberra knew that the AUKUS pact was being negotiated is a minor concern for those living on China’s borders.