President Welcomes South Australia Governor
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) receives Governor of South Australia state Frances Adamson (Photo: VNA) Congratulating Australia and the state on their development achievements, Phuc thanked the Australian Government for its decision to increase official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam, describing it as a valuable support to help boost socio-economic development in remote areas in the Southeast Asian country. The guest expressed her delight at the development of the two countries’ relations, affirming that the implementation of the joint statement issued in the official visit to Australia in 2018 by then Prime Minister Phuc has contributed to the bilateral cooperation in the fields of economics-trade, defence security, science-technology, and innovation. Regarding green energy, the governor said that her state is willing to collaborate with Vietnamese localities in implementing activities to protect the environment and respond to climate change. She said she hop...