HCM City looks to expand economic ties with Australia
Ho Chi Minh City wants to work with Australia to build an economic cooperation strategy, with the aim of become one of each other’s top 10 trading partners, said Politburo member and Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.
Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (L) and Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie (Source: )
Hanoi (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City wants to work with Australia to build an economiccooperation strategy, with the aim of become one of each other’s top 10 tradingpartners, said Politburo member and Secretaryof the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan.
During a reception for Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie on January14, Nhan highlighted the fruitful development of the multifaceted relationsbetween the two countries in recent times.
He affirmed that HCM City always creates favourable conditions forAustralian enterprises to invest in Vietnam in fields such as hi-techagriculture, urban transport infrastructure, university education, vocationaltraining, information technology, human resources development and culture.
The city is promoting programmes to improve the quality of human resources, hesaid, adding that it expects to become a strategic partner of Australia in educationand innovation.
The HCM City leader said he hopesVictoria State in Australia will take part in investment and technologytransfer, and share its experience with HCM City in urban planning, publictransport, environmental improvement, innovation and startups.
Nhan expressed his belief that relations between Australia and Vietnam ingeneral and HCM City in particular will further thrive in the time to come.
He took the occasion to share his concerns about Australia's losses from the unprecedentedwildfires that are sweeping the country, saying that it is also a lesson for HCMCity in forest fire prevention.
For her part, Mudie said she will do herutmost to boost the flourishing relations between the two nations.
The Australian Government and businesses are interested in learning about,cooperating and sharing experience with HCM City – the southern economic hub ofVietnam, she said./.
Ho Chi Minh City wants to further cooperation with Australian localities across fields in which both sides boast potential, including tourism, education and high-tech agriculture, said a local official.
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Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
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Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
The show, together with a grand parade to be held silmutaneously at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the National Day, and the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).
In particular, in April 2023, the two sides successfully carried out a joint operation that dismantled a major organised, transnational drug trafficking ring involving both Vietnamese and Cambodian suspects.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel is closely coordinating with relevant local agencies to stay informed and provide the utmost support possible for Vietnamese nationals.
Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (L) and Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie (Source: ) 
