08:45 | 24/02/2021
Following Australia federal government's news media code that forces Facebook to pay publishers for the news content that surfaces on its platform, the company decided to restrict Australian users to sharing news content and ban news in Australia. After several days of discussion between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Australia's treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, the company on Monday announced an end to the standoff, bringing news back to its platform.
11:44 | 18/02/2021
The noble award constitutes the recognition of the former deputy ambassador’s efforts and contributions to strengthening the Vietnam-Australia relations.
08:57 | 29/01/2021
The consortium of World Vision, ADRA and CARE, which are members of Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP), will work closely with the district level government authorities in improving access to safe water, promoting hygiene and sanitation, ensuring protection for beneficiaries and relief workers, and facilitating livelihood recovery to over 25,000 people.
07:59 | 27/01/2021
By the end of January 24, 2021, the AUD 1 million (USD 775,000) disaster relief package of Australian government was presented to nearly 14,500 people affected by floods and storms in the three provinces of Thua Thien Hue, Quang Tri and Quang Nam.
20:40 | 23/01/2021
With a firm foundation from sound bilateral relations and the determination of senior leaders of both sides, Vietnam and Australia will enjoy a stronger partnership in the future, stressed representative of the Ho Chi Minh city's Vietnam-Australia Friendship Association.
12:01 | 23/01/2021
The Australian Prime Minister said he believes that the upcoming 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) will be a success while talking on the phone with PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 21.
10:31 | 21/01/2021
The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam will take place from Jan. 25 to Feb. 2 in Hanoi. The Vietnamese community in Australia expects the upcoming Party Congress to judiciously select competent leaders to lead the country over the course of the next five years, said Tran Ba Phuc, President of the Vietnam Business Association in Australia.
14:12 | 16/01/2021
A research team led by Vietnamese national Nguyen Trong Hieu from the Australian National University (ANU) has been granted aid worth AUD1 million (USD 750,000) from the Australia Renewable Energy Agency for their new-generation solar cell development project.
07:12 | 14/12/2020
A Vietnamese-owned business in Australia, is very active in charity activities, especially its support to the Vietnamese community and local people amid difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
12:14 | 06/12/2020
Vietnam - Australia friendship football tournament 2020 was launched on December 4 in Hanoi.
09:50 | 20/11/2020
Australia’s Prime Minster Scott Morrison on November 19 pushed back over a list of more than a dozen grievances raised by China regarding his country’s human rights diplomacy, independent media and investment policies, saying “we will always be Australia”.
07:56 | 19/11/2020
China has rejected Australia’s claim that the “ball is in its court” regarding resolution of their escalating trade dispute, providing a long list of alleged offences that have “greatly hurt the feelings of the Chinese people”.
07:21 | 16/11/2020
Australia and New Zealand have pledged over USD 669 million to ASEAN for COVID-19, disease response, economic cooperation and other initiatives, two online ASEAN summits heard on November 14.
08:12 | 14/11/2020
VIETRAD, an Australian-funded intelligent system that is expected to improve the accuracy rate of breast cancer diagnostics from 50% to as much as 85%, was officially launched on November 12.
08:12 | 08/11/2020
Australia has pledged AUD500 million (US$363 million) to help Pacific and Southeast Asian countries get better access to COVID-19 vaccines.
08:10 | 06/11/2020
Foreign Minister Marise Payne said that Australia would like to raise bilateral relationship with Vietnam to a level of a comprehensive strategic partnership, during the second Vietnam-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, co-chaired by herself and Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on November 5.
17:04 | 27/10/2020
Australian police just seized and destroyed a major cannabis haul at three properties near Taree, at Minimbah, Melinga and Moorland, New South Wales.
07:43 | 27/10/2020
Australia is poised to make an initial contribution of AUD 100,000 (USD 71.000) in immediate humanitarian assistance to Vietnam which has suffered huge losses caused by floods and landslides during the past two weeks.
13:33 | 08/10/2020
The Australian Government on October 6 announced the 2020-2021 Budget, in which official development assistance (ODA) to the Southeast Asia region, including Vietnam, still increases.
07:33 | 28/09/2020
Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, called on the Vietnamese community in Switzerland to make more contributions to the homeland as well as cooperation between the two countries.
