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  Vietnam-Australia eye care project reviewed

  (15:28:33 PM 23/07/2013)

  People living in the provinces of Ba Ria–Vung Tau, Quang Nam and Thanh Hoa are benefiting from the Vietnam-Australia Vision Support Programme (VAVSP), which aims to open up more opportunities for local residents to access eye care services

  Tags: Vietnam-Australia, eye care, project , reviewed
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  Australia, Germany give $23m to replant Delta mangroves

  (16:49:35 PM 29/03/2013)

  Australia and Germany have pledged to provide more than US$23.3 million in non-refundable aid between them to support coastal and mangrove protection and climate change adaptation in the Mekong Delta.

  Tags: environment, Australia, Germany, Delta mangrove
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  Seafood companies eye Australia as potential growth opportunity

  (11:31:18 AM 11/12/2013)

  Australian customers are buying more seafood from Viet Nam, especially shrimp and molluscs.

  Tags: Seafood companies, Australia
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  Vietnam, Australia cooperate in developing cave tourism

  (12:20:14 PM 24/02/2015)

  The People’s Committee of Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh and Australia’s Augusta Margaret River Tourism Association have signed an agreement to establish a symbiotic relationship between tourist caves in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and the Margaret River Region.

  Tags: Viet Nam, Áutralia, cave tourism, Phong Nha-Ke Bang
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  Climate change drives up risk of bushfire in Australia: report

  (14:42:44 PM 10/12/2013)

  Australia has always experienced bushfires but climate change is driving up the risk of fire danger weather, a new Bushfire Report from the Climate Council, an independent organization, warned on Monday.

  Tags: Australia, New South Wales, climate change, bushfire, fire season
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  Meth precursor found in gift consignment bound for Australia

  (15:21:48 PM 26/05/2014)

  Ho Chi Minh City customs officers announced the seizure of around three kilograms of pseudoephedrine on Thursday--a key ingredient for producing methamphetamine--from a gift consignment bound for Australia. HCMC customs officers found 2.77 kilograms of pseudoephedrine hidden cleverly in eight jars and bottles of massage cream, shampoo and conditioner

  Tags: Meth, precursor, found, in, gift, consignment, bound, for, Australia
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  AUSTRALIA CO-HOSTS SUCCESSFUL MEETING OF THE FORUM FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION IN ASIA

  (11:15:18 AM 20/11/2014)

  Australia and Japan have successfully co-hosted the 15th Ministerial Level Meeting of the Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia (FNCA), with all participants making strong contributions.

  Tags: AUSTRALIA, CO-HOSTS, SUCCESSFUL MEETING, THE FORUM, NUCLEAR, COOPERATION, ASIA
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  Australia returns relics to the family of Vietnamese martyrs

  (14:15:24 PM 14/06/2013)

  The relics of several Vietnamese martyrs in battles with soldiers from Australia and New Zealand from 1966 to 1971 will be returned to their families through the Wandering Souls Project of Australia.

  Tags: relics, martyrs, battle, vietnam war, australia, wandering souls,
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  Vietnam to attend Asia - Pacific Rainforest Summit

  (19:27:00 PM 10/10/2014)

  In a meeting between Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Bui Cach Tuyen and Mr. Robert Hill – a special advisor to the Australia’s Federal Environment Minister, on October 6 in Hanoi, Mr Robert Hill said the Australian government paid special concern about the Vietnam’s forest restoration and biodiversity conservation. Asia – Pacific Rainforest Summit will take place from November 11 to 12, 2014, in Sydney, Australia, therefore, Australia is looking forward to the participation of representatives of the Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

  Tags: Vietnam, attend, Asia - Pacific, Rainforest, Summit, forest restoration, biodiversity conservation
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  Film Screening in Da Nang City to mark NAIDOC Week 2012

  (15:11:16 PM 26/10/2012)

  NAIDOC celebrations are held in July around Australia and in other countries to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia.
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  Nguyen to become the most popular surname in Australia

  (09:44:41 AM 05/06/2013)

  In the next 10 years, Nguyen – the Vietnamese surname - is expected to "surpass" Smith to become the most popular last name in cities in Australia.

  Tags: nguyen, surname, last name, most common surname, australia,
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  Japan's whaling future in balance as ICJ set to rule on hunting in Antarctic

  (15:17:10 PM 31/03/2014)

  Activists say case brought before international court of justice by Australia is make-or-break for whales' future in Southern Ocean

  Tags: Japan's whaling, future, in balance, as, ICJ, set to, rule on, hunting, in Antarctic
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  Australia to launch more projects in Mekong delta

  (10:50:57 AM 20/06/2014)

  Australia will carry out several more projects involving security, defence, education and healthcare in the Mekong Delta, the country’s Consul General in Vietnam John McAnulty has said.

  Tags: Australia, to launch more projects in Mekong delta
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  Foreign tourists destroy bombs in Quang Tri

  (00:02:38 AM 19/07/2014)

  Eleven tourists from Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom witnessed a landmine destruction mission in Cam Lo district of the central province of Quang Tri, organised by the environmental recovery and war consequence remedy project (RENEW) and the Backpackers Vietnam hotel network.

  Tags: Foreign tourists, destroy bombs, landmines, quang tri, war,
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  Talk on Mekong Delta’s sustainable environment management

  (16:36:47 PM 05/11/2014)

  Experts from Holland, Germany and Australia shared their countries’ expertise and experience on sustainable environment management in coastal areas with a view to applying for the Mekong Delta region at a dialogue held in Can Tho City on November 4

  Tags: Talk, Mekong Delta, sustainable, environment, management
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  Siemens Green Technology Journalism Award 2013

  (15:17:55 PM 15/04/2013)

  The Siemens Green Technology Journalism Award identifies, recognizes and rewards professional journalists reporting on Green Technology, Sustainability and Environmental issues in the ASEAN region and Australia & New Zealand. This is the second edition of the Award that premiered in 2010.

  Tags: Siemens, Green Technology, Journalism, Award, 2013