Strategic partnership

At the celebration (Photo: VNA) Madrid (VNA) – The Vietnam Embassy in Spain has held a ceremony to mark Vietnam’s 74th National Day and the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam – Spain strategic partnership. The event gathered 400 guests who are representatives of Spanish public agencies and enterprises, as well as of foreign embassies and the Vietnamese community in Spain. Speaking at the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain Ngo Tien Dung reviewed Vietnam’s historical path to independence and reform, which has turned it into a country of political stability, dynamic economy, and international integration. He also highlighted Vietnam’s upcoming positions as the Chair of ASEAN in 2020 and a non-permanent of the UN Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure. The diplomat stated Spain, the first strategic partner of Vietnam in Europe, has always been the country’s important partner in the EU for years. Bilateral trade grew annually at a growth rate … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Spain boost strategic partnership

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (R) and Governor of Australia’s Victoria state Linda Dessau (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam always treasures the strategic partnership and all-round cooperation with Australia, including people-to-people exchange and collaboration at local level, said Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on October 2. Receiving Governor of Australia’s Victoria state Linda Dessau, the Vice President said that the two foreign ministries are building a plan of action for the 2020-2023 period to concretise their strategic partnership, with priority given to cooperation between localities. Victoria state has fruitful cooperative ties with Vietnamese localities, particularly Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, in the fields of education, culture and tourism, she said. Vice President Thinh believed that following the Australian Governor’s visit to Vietnam, cooperation between Victoria, which is home to many famous and high-quality education … [Read more...] about Vietnam values strategic partnership with Australia: Vice President

07:20 | 05/06/2019 VGP - Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte on June 5 begins an official visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The two-day visit targets to enhance the strategic partnership between Viet Nam and Italy across spheres.  … [Read more...] about Infographics: Overview of Viet Nam-Italy strategic partnership

During the reception, Thinh applauded fruitful cooperative ties between Victoria state and Vietnamese localities, particularly Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, in the areas of education, culture and tourism, adding that her nation is appreciative of people-to-people exchange and collaboration at local level with the Southeast Asian nation. Both foreign ministries are mapping out a plan of action for the 2020-2023 period to concretise their strategic partnership, with priority given to cooperation between localities, Thinh told her guest. The Vietnamese Vice President said she believes that following the Australian Governor’s visit to Vietnam, cooperation between Victoria, which is home to many famed and high-quality education institutes like the University of Melbourne and RMIT University, and Vietnamese localities as well as between universities will be further flourishing. Dessau, in turn, stated that the sound bilateral relations have provided a good basis for Victoria state and … [Read more...] about Vietnam treasures strategic partnership with Australia

At the award ceremony (Photo: qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Winners of the first round of the Innovation Partnership Grants, part of the Aus4Innovation programme, were honoured at an event held by the Embassy of Australia and the Ministry of Science and Technology in Hanoi on October 9. The programme aims to help strengthen Vietnam’s innovation system and prepare for the country’s economic and digital future. This time, the three award-winning projects include one on water treatment technology and monitoring systems; another on hormone production technology which helps raise sea cucumber farming’s productivity; and the rest on breast cancer diagnosis. They will receive grants totalling more than 1.6 million AUD (1.08 million USD). A seminar on experiences in innovation system development of Vietnam and Australia was held on the day as part of the Skills and Innovation Week. It looked to address challenges in the setup of innovation system, considered the key to … [Read more...] about Winners of Australia’s innovation partnership grants awarded