Canberra, March 9 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 8 (local time) visited the Australian National University (ANU) and attended an education forum in Canberra, as part of his official visit to Australia.

In his remarks, the PM highlighted the close and practical friendship between Vietnam and Australia, and the elevation of the bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership made on the occasion of his visit. Chinh called educational cooperation a bright spot in the Vietnam-Australia ties with various achievements gained over the past time, contributing to raising personnel quality in service of national development. Australia is one of the most favourite destinations of Vietnamese students, he said, noting many o...