The official logo of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties makes debut on January 17 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony was held at the Templeof Literature in Hanoi on January 17 to launch celebrations of 45 years ofVietnam-Australia diplomatic relations.
Addressing the event, Australian Ambassador toVietnam Crag Chittick said Vietnam is one of the most important partners of hiscountry in the Indo-Pacific region. The two countries have built strongcooperative ties over the last 45 years and the relations are developing invarious fields, including politics, economy, security, and innovation.
In November 2017, Prime Ministers Nguyen XuanPhuc and Malcolm Turnbull agreed to lift bilateral ties to a strategicpartnership which will help the countries strengthen cooperation across defence,trade, investment, development cooperation, education, labour, tourism, law,finance, information, and communications.
Chittick stressed that the Australia-Vietnamstrategic partnership will open up a new chapter in their relations and pavethe way for more extensive cooperation.
At the ceremony, the official logo of the 45thanniversary of diplomatic ties made debut. It is the combination of Australia’sSydney Opera House and the five-pointed star on Vietnam’s national flag.
The logo, designed by amateur designer NguyenViet Hung, is also the winner of a logo design contest organised by theAustralian Embassy and the University of Industrial Fine Art in Hanoi.
Ambassador Chittick also presented nineinformation boards introducing the Temple of Literature to this relic site.
Deputy Director of Hanoi’s Department of Cultureand Sports Truong Minh Tien said the boards, made in Australia, illustrates theAustralian Government’s respect for Vietnam and the capital city of Hanoi.-VNA
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) will join hands with relevant agencies to organise a dialogue between 100 Vietnamese seafood businesses in the Mekong Delta region and the Australia’s Seafood Importers Association (ASIS) to promote seafood shipments to Australia, VFF President Tran Thanh Man has said.
The Australian Government and the Vietnamese MIP jointly launched Aus4Reform – a four-year long programme to boost the productivity and competitiveness of Vietnam’s economy, in Hanoi on December 13.
The Australian Government, through Aus4Skills programme, one of its Aus4Vietnam investment, on December 14 launched the pilot Logistics Industry Reference Council to promote industry linkages with vocational education and training (VET) in partnership with the Government of Vietnam.
The Vietnam - Australia friendship mural village in Tinh Thoi commune, Cao Lanh city of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap is expected to draw more visitors to the locality.
Ethnic minority women in Mai Son district, the northern mountainous province of Son La, will be assisted to increase their economic rights under a project funded by the Australian Government.
At the WEF meeting in Tianjin, Vietnam continues to affirm its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation, as well as its proactive and active approach to comprehensive, extensive, and effective international integration
Vietnam always regards the RoK as an important and long-term strategic partner; and hopes that the two sides will work together to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in a more substantive, effective, and comprehensive manner in the coming time.
Within the framework of the Vietnam-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, people-to-people exchanges and local cooperation have been priorities.
The merger of Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, and Ninh Binh aims to shape a modern, vibrant development space with Ninh Binh at its heart, transforming the region into a hub of smart and green industry and services by 2030, while preserving its unique identity as a national heritage centre.
While praising the efforts of ministries, sectors, and localities in tackling smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeiting, and intellectual property violations, PM Chinh acknowledged that in some places and at certain times, there has been lax enforcement and unclear jurisdiction, leading to increasingly complex developments in these issues.
At the working session, General Secretary Lam presented the Party Committee of the VFF and central mass organisations with the Politburo’s Decision No. 304-QD/TW, which outlines the new structure, functions and tasks of the VFF Central Committee, marking a significant step in improving its organisational effectiveness.
Describing the exhibition as a large-scaled, content-rich, and unprecedented event with high requirements and limited preparation time, PM Pham Minh Chinh urged all ministries, sectors, and localities to participate with the highest sense of responsibility, ensuring the exhibition is inclusive, objective, truthful, feasible, and impactful.
Vietnam’s attendance reaffirms its consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, and comprehensive, intensive, extensive and effective international integration.
Cheng stressed that this is third time PM Chinh has attended the meeting and he is among the few senior government officials participating in this year's event, which is considered as a rare and commendable gesture.
The fact that the Vietnamese PM has been invited to attend and speak at this important event for three consecutive years reflects the WEF as well as the international business community's recognition and high regard for Vietnam's position, role, and contributions to global and regional economic growth.
This new era marks a crucial phase in which the country must strive with determination to fulfil its strategic objectives, achieving breakthrough development at new levels of sophistication, quality, and global standing, laying the foundation for further growth. Era after era forms a continuous history of development, ascending steadily from one level to the next.
The resolution on such mechanisms aims to serve as a legal basis for opportunely dealing with difficulties and hindrances caused by legal regulations in important, priority, and urgent areas that require immediate settlement so as to unlock resources, facilitate economic development, and turn legislation into a competitive edge.
PM Pham Minh Chinh instructed chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to strictly follow the Ministry of Finance's guidelines on handling public finances and budgets, with a focus on preventing wastefulness, misconduct, or corruption.
Knapper reaffirmed the US's commitment to supporting a strong, independent, prosperous and resilient Vietnam, while respecting each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and political systems.
The official logo of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties makes debut on January 17 (Photo: VNA) 
