Australia

Sydney (VNA) – Vietnam is considered one of the success stories in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, and represents an ideal economic partner for Australia, said Dr Jeffrey Wilson, Research Director at the Perth USAsia Centre. In his article published by the Australian Institute of International Affairs on August 25, Wilson said Vietnam has complementary economic needs, a stable business environment, and a high-growing economy driven by youthful demographics and rapid urbanisation and industrialisation.  However, Vietnam presently accounts for only 1.7 percent of Australia’s two-way trade, indicating there is considerable room for growth. According to Wilson, Indonesia, Vietnam, and India present themselves as attractive partners for Australia to diversify its economic relationships. The Australian economy now faces the most adverse external economic environment in over a generation. Trade and investment flows – two of the key drivers of … [Read more...] about Vietnam represents an ideal economic partner for Australia: Expert

"But rather than encouraging these types of partnerships, the law is set up to give big media companies special treatment and to encourage them to make enormous and unreasonable demands that would put our free services at risk," the letter states. … [Read more...] about Google slams Australia law forcing tech giants to pay for news

Australia’s contribution of USD80 million will help secure COVID-19 vaccines for Pacific Island and Southeast Asian countries. The AMC will address the acute phase of the pandemic, providing doses for up to 20 percent of countries’ populations in its first phase, ensuring that health care workers and vulnerable groups, such as the elderly, have access. … [Read more...] about Australia supports access for COVID-19 vaccines

Pacific countries eligible for COVAX AMC support include Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu and Kiribati. Eligible countries from Southeast Asia are Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, The Philippines and Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Australia supports access to COVID-19 vaccines

Once the aircraft landed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on August 7, all crew members and passengers underwent medical check-ups before being transferred to quarantine facilities in line with regulations regarding COVID-19 prevention and control. … [Read more...] about 340 Vietnamese citizens return safely from Australia