Sydney, June 18 -- Education plays a vital part in contributing to the future success of the Vietnam - New Zealand partnership and their contribution to the global community, according to Prof. Damon Salesa, Vice-Chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology (AUT).

In a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam - New Zealand diplomatic ties (June 19, 1975-2025), Salesa highlighted the closer development of the bilateral relations, saying that the relationship has grown from strength to strength.

The upgrade of the two countries' relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in February 2025 during New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's visit to Viet...