VOV.VN - Vietnam expects Party General Secretary and State President To Lam's upcoming state visit to Australia to inject fresh momentum into the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, with science, technology, innovation and high-quality workforce development expected to emerge as key drivers of future cooperation.
The trip will be the first by a key Vietnamese leader since the two countries elevated relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2024, and the top leader’s first visit to Australia in his current positions, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong told the press ahead of the leader’s departure on August 9.
According to the diplomat, the visit comes as Vietnam is pursuing a new growth model driven by science and technology, innovation, digital transformation and high-quality human resources – the areas in which Australia has significant strengths, including strategic technologies, research, higher education and modern governance.
“The visit is arranged to link high-level diplomacy with practical cooperation in the economy, technology, education and human resource development. The goal is not only to expand bilateral relations but also to create new drivers for Vietnam's development,” Cuong said.
The Deputy Foreign Minister said a key objective of the visit is to translate the two countries' cooperation potential into concrete programmes and projects.
Leaders of the two countries are expected to discuss strategic directions for cooperation in science and technology, innovation, energy transition, digital transformation and high-quality workforce development, as well as other emerging growth sectors.
One of the highlights of the visit will be the TechConnect forum, which will bring together government agencies, businesses, universities and research institutions from both countries to strengthen collaboration in innovation, research and technology commercialization.
Several cooperation agreements involving government agencies, research institutions and businesses are also expected to be signed during the visit.
“Our greatest expectation is to achieve a qualitative breakthrough by making science, technology, innovation and strategic industries new pillars of bilateral relations, alongside traditional areas such as trade, investment and education,” Cuong stressed.
He expressed confidence that the visit would further deepen the Vietnam-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, deliver tangible benefits to people and businesses in both countries, and contribute to peace, stability and prosperity in the region.
The Deputy Foreign Minister noted that Vietnam-Australia relations are currently at their most dynamic stage since the two countries established their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
The two countries maintain frequent high-level exchanges and regular bilateral cooperation mechanisms while coordinating closely within regional and international forums, including ASEAN, APEC and the United Nations.
Economic cooperation is one of the partnership's strongest pillars. Bilateral trade has surpassed US$14 billion, while both countries benefit from participation in major free trade agreements, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA). These frameworks provide a solid foundation for expanding trade and investment, diversifying supply chains and developing future industries.
Science and technology have emerged as a new pillar of cooperation through initiatives such as Aus4Innovation and the Vietnam-Australia Strategic Technologies Centre, with collaboration focusing on artificial intelligence, semiconductors, digital data and critical minerals.
Education and people-to-people exchanges are also among the partnership's highlights. RMIT University became the first foreign university to establish operations in Vietnam, while more than 35,000 Vietnamese students are currently studying in Australia. A Vietnamese community of more than 350,000 people and a growing network of scholars and entrepreneurs continue to strengthen ties between the two countries.
Australia is also an important provider of official development assistance (ODA) to Vietnam, supporting projects in infrastructure, digital transformation, green transition and climate resilience, while contributing to leadership training through the Vietnam-Australia Centre at the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.
In defence and security, Australia continues to be one of Vietnam's key partners, particularly in supporting the deployment of Vietnamese field hospitals to United Nations peacekeeping missions, as well as providing English-language and military medical training to enhance Vietnam's peacekeeping capabilities.
VOV.VN - Researchers, businesses and policymakers from Australia, Vietnam and several other countries will gather in November for an international symposium aimed at strengthening collaboration in agricultural innovation, technology transfer and sustainable food systems.
VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President To Lam, along with a high-level Vietnamese delegation, will make state visits to Australia and New Zealand from August 9 to 14, 2026.
Official websites of the Australian Government and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on August 7 carried messages warmly welcoming the upcoming state visit to Australia by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam from August 9-12.
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