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Sydney (VNA) - Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne on December 3 expressed her delight at the positive development of the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership, considering this a firm foundation for the two countries to elevate bilateral ties to a new high. At a reception in the Australian capital Canberra for Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Tat Thanh, Payne stressed that Vietnam and Australia have become important partners in various spheres, ranging from trade and agriculture to science and technology, national defence and security, education and training, and people-to-people exchanges. She used the occasion to congratulate Vietnam on excellently fulfilling its role as ASEAN Chair 2020 and its success in containing COVID-19. The minister urged the ambassador to make more practical contributions to bilateral relations so that the two countries will soon become leading economic partners. Payne affirmed that she and her department will closely coordinate with … [Read more...] about Australian foreign minister hopes for stronger ties with Vietnam

Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong (standing) at a press briefing after a regular Cabinet meeting on December 2 - PHOTO: VGP HCMC – Despite the new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases in HCMC, Vietnam is determined to use its lessons and experience from the two previous outbreaks to prevent the third wave of the pandemic in the country, said Deputy Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong. … [Read more...] about Vietnam vows to prevent third Covid-19 wave: Deputy Minister

Ho Thi Kim Thoa - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - The Secretariat of the Party Central Committee expelled former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Ho Thi Kim Thoa from the Party on December 2 for serious violations in the management and use of State assets in the 2010-2017 period. … [Read more...] about Former Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade expelled from Party

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned the Ministry of Transport and the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises to consider the responsibility of Vietnam Airlines and its flight attendant for violations of COVID-19 prevention and control regulations, heard a Cabinet regular press conference on December 2. Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung said the Ministry of Transport has also decided to suspend the head of the flight crew from work for 15 days for responsibility clarification. Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong said individuals and the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines must take the responsibility for the case, which, he said, is very serious as it has affected the community as well as the country’s pandemic prevention and control efforts over the past time. The individuals and collectives involved, therefore, must be handled strictly in line with legal regulations, the deputy minister … [Read more...] about Violations of COVID-19 prevention and control regulations to be handled strictly

Suga said at a Tuesday meeting with the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership that if situations allow, he would visit Vietnam and Indonesia during the trip starting next week, the report said. … [Read more...] about Japan PM confirms Vietnam among first overseas destinations