VNA Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 18:51:00

Sydney (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam presented credentials to Governor General of Australia Peter Cosgrove in Canberra on September 13. 

Nam said Vietnam is actively working to welcome Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull to the country to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in November in the central city of Da Nang.

http://en.vietnamplus.vn/vietnamese-ambassador-to-australia-presents-credentials/117885.vnp

Ngày 21/8, Lễ ký kết Ý định thư về thực hiện hợp tác nghiên cứu nông nghiệp giữa Bộ Nông nghiệp và Phát triển Nông thôn Việt Nam và Trung tâm Nghiên cứu Nông nghiệp Quốc tế Úc giai đoạn 2017–2027.
http://www.vietnamplus.vn/viet-namaustralia-ky-ket-y-dinh-thu-ve-hop-tac-nghien-cuu-nong-nghiep/462231.vnp

Australia khởi động chương trình viện trợ trực tiếp năm 2017 - 2018

Từ ngày 4/8, Tổng lãnh sự quán Australia tại TP.HCM bắt đầu tiếp nhận hồ sơ cho chương trình Viện trợ Trực tiếp (DAP) của chính phủ Australia dành cho các dự án tại miền Trung và miền Nam Việt Nam giai đoạn 2017 - 2018.

http://news.zing.vn/australia-khoi-dong-chuong-trinh-vien-tro-truc-tiep-nam-2017-2018-post768842.html

No anti-dumping duties on VN wind towers: Australia
The Anti-Dumping Commission of Australia (ADC) decided not to apply anti-dumping duties on wind towers imported from Việt Nam, 60 days after it began investigating the alleged dumping of goods.
http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/381844/no-anti-dumping-duties-on-vn-wind-towers-australia.html#PGWXPcVF7xqqiFKo.99

Vietnam to promote tourism in Australia

Vietnam will introduce and promote tourist destinations in three Australian cities – Perth, Sydney and Melbourne – as part of the 2017 National Tourism Promotion Programme, from August 12 to 19.

http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/travel/183285/vietnam-to-promote-tourism-in-australia.html

Việt Nam pledges to promote Investing in Women Initiative
The Government of Việt Nam has implemented numerous concrete measures to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment, Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh said at a seminar in the Philippines yesterday.
http://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/381518/viet-nam-pledges-to-promote-investing-in-women-initiative.html#uKemvhCYKV5Pxlo3.99

Appetite for Vietnamese sandwich drives wheat demand

Growing appetite for the Viet-namese version of a sandwich is driving demand for Australian wheat, researchers say.

Bánh mì is a baguette-style roll filled with meat and salad, sold at roadside stalls and in restaurants across Vietnam.

https://thewest.com.au/countryman/appetite-for-vietnamese-sandwich-drives-wheat-demand-ng-b88556860z

Vietnamese farmers in Australia work hard to succeed

Families of Vietnamese heritage show remarkable resilience in building farming and the fruit and vegetable businesses in the 40 years since they fled war-torn Vietnam.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-08-18/vietnamese-farmers-in-australia/8819120

Australia to issue dumping notice on galvanished steel from Vietnam

Australia has decided to impose anti-dumping duties on zinc-coated steel imports from Vietnam, India and Malaysia, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia.

http://en.vietnamplus.vn/australia-to-issue-dumping-notice-on-galvanished-steel-from-vietnam/116639.vnp

High-tech agriculture: HCM City boosts cooperation with Australia
HCM City and Australia have significant untapped potential for co-operation in agriculture, especially hi-tech farming and cattle breeding, Nguyễn Thành Phong, chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, said.
http://vietnamnews.vn/economy/392642/high-tech-agriculture-hcm-city-boosts-cooperation-with-australia.html#K8OqgGICyMBlbmQ3.99

Australia in Việt Nam Agriculture Strategy launched
In recognition of the importance of agriculture to the Australia-Việt Nam bilateral relationship, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston launched the "Australia in Vietnam Agriculture Strategy" in Cần Thơ on Thursday.
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/392735/australia-in-viet-nam-agriculture-strategy-launched.html#oXjPh0uYcMfy8w70.97

Australia and Vietnam sign agreement to combat IUU fishing

Vietnam and Australia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) intended to set up long-term cooperation in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

http://fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear=&day=25&id=93530&l=e&special=0&ndb=0

Forty-four years after Australian troops came home from Indochina, the Australian Defence Force will help Vietnam deploy a peacekeeping contingent to South Sudan. During a visit to Hanoi last Friday, Defence Minister Marise Payne agreed that the Royal Australian Air Force would transport the Vietnamese peacekeepers to the troubled African nation and provide some of their equipment.

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/raaf-fly-vietnamese-peacekeepers-south-sudan/

Senator Ruston spoke to Fairfax Agricultural Media about her impressions of the expanding Vietnamese farm economy and agribusiness growth opportunities in the socialist/communist regime, following a visit last week.

http://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/4884068/ruston-vietnam-agricultural-opportunities-absolutely-huge/?cs=4733