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Prof. Carl Thayer (Photo: VNA) Sydney (VNA) – The official visit to Australia by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has a significant meaning to the relations of the two countries, according to Prof. Carl Thayer from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). He noted that this is the first by a senior leader of Vietnam to Australia after the two countries re-opened their doors after the COVID-19 pandemic , and also the first by Hue as the top legislator of Vietnam. He will have a meeting with the new Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, he added. The expert highlighted the sound relations between the parliaments of Vietnam and Australia, emphasising that in 2018 when the two countries lifted up their relationship to a strategic partnership, they set a goal to foster the political relations between the two parliaments and among legislators. After the pandemic, the bilateral ties are entering a new development period, he held, adding that during the … [Read more...] about Australian expert highlights significance of NA leader’s visit

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RoK Park Jin (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – The upcoming state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) by Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will be a big breakthrough in the relationship between the two countries, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RoK Park Jin has affirmed. President Phuc and a high-ranking delegation will pay a state visit to the RoK from December 4-6 at the invitation of RoK President Yoon Suk-yeol. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency ahead of the visit, FM Park said he expects that the two Presidents will discuss and agree on new orientations for the bilateral ties on this occasion. The minister stressed that ASEAN has been identified as the most important region in the RoK ’s Indo-Pacific strategy, and Vietnam is a very important partner of the East Asian nation. Park expressed his hope that the ASEAN-RoK Solidarity Initiative will be concretised and materialised via cooperation between Vietnam … [Read more...] about President Phuc’s RoK visit marks major breakthrough in bilateral relations: RoK Minister

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and a high-ranking delegation will pay a state visit to the RoK from December 4-6 at the invitation of RoK President Yoon Suk-yeol. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency ahead of the visit, FM Park said he expects that the two Presidents will discuss and agree on new orientations for the bilateral ties on this occasion. The minister stressed that ASEAN has been identified as the most important region in the RoK’s Indo-Pacific strategy, and Vietnam is a very important partner of the East Asian nation. Park expressed his hope that the ASEAN-RoK Solidarity Initiative will be concretized and materialized via cooperation between Vietnam and the RoK in the time ahead. The minister pointed to the reciprocal economic structures and similarities in history and culture between the two countries as the foundation for their collaboration, adding that Vietnam is the RoK’s fourth largest trade partner while the RoK is the third biggest trade partner … [Read more...] about President Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s RoK visit marks major breakthrough in bilateral relations: RoK Minister

HCM City has great potential for developing bleisure travel. (Photo: VNA) Phan Thi Thang, Vice Chairwoman of the municipal People's Committee, said that the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the behavior and habits of tourists. Lack of travel for the two years of the pandemic has encouraged travelers to make better use of their time, yielding creative forms of tourism trends such as “bleisure” travel. This type of tourism is to become a popular lifestyle when balancing work and leisure, bringing many benefits to stakeholders and a multi-industry supply chain, she said, adding that it will save time, costs and reduce stress for tourists, thereby improving their productivity and providing leisure time on the same journey. Regarding tourism firms, it brings in more customers and increases revenue even in the low season, Thang said, noting that HCMC has great potential for developing bleisure travel. The southern metropolis has over 4,000 hotels and lodging facilities with nearly … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City looks to cash in on new travel trends