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Indo-Pacific Endeavor is Australia’s flagship regional engagement activity, with the Task Group including personnel from all ADF services, Australian government agencies, as well as naval personnel from partner nations. Amphibious assault ship HMAS Canberra, guided missile frigate HMAS Anzac, and fleet replenishment oiler HMAS Sirius arrived at Cam Ranh International Port as guests of the Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense. The IPE21 Task Group was warmly welcomed on arrival by the Second-in-Command Officer of Naval Region 4, Senior Captain Ho Thanh Hoa, as well as representatives from Military Region 5, the Vietnam Border Guard Command and the Australian Embassy. Following the official Welcome Ceremony Commander IPE21 Commodore Mal Wise met Senior Captain Hoa in a virtual courtesy call. IPE21 is the first visit by RAN ships since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bilateral engagement program includes virtual exchanges on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief …

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The private sector will be integral in Vietnam's recovery from COVID-19. Photo: baodautu.vn The Vietnam Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) report, by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank, says while the private sector has played a frontline role in Vietnam’s outstanding development in recent years, it is now time to fully exploit the potential of the private sector to boost productivity growth so Vietnam can achieve its goal of becoming a high-income country by 2045. “The private sector has helped propel Vietnam to join the ranks of middle-income economies in just one generation, and the country was preparing for its next economic transformation when the COVID-19 hit,” said Kim-See Lim, IFC regional director for East Asia and the Pacific. “With another wave, it’s all the more imperative for Vietnam to help develop a dynamic, diversified, and innovative private sector for the post-COVID 19 recovery phase, as public resources become scarce.” The …

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