Hanoi, June 9 -- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man received Australian Ambassador Gillian Bird in Hanoi on June 9 as the diplomat began her tenure in Vietnam. At the meeting, Ambassador Bird expressed her honour to assume the role at a time when Vietnam - Australia relations are flourishing. She highlighted progress across traditional areas such as politics, defence - security, trade, education - training, and culture, as well as in emerging fields like climate change response, clean energy, digital transformation, science - technology, and innovation. The Australian Government views Vietnam as an important partner in its Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040, she stated. The ambassador thanked Chairman Man for his efforts...