Hanoi, Aug. 14 -- The state visits by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President To Lam to Australia and New Zealand from August 9-14 have created fresh momentum for elevating Vietnam's relations with the two countries, while opening up new avenues for cooperation in science and technology, innovation, education, trade, investment and sustainable development, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung said. The trip was made at the invitation of Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn and New Zealand Governor-General Cindy Kiro and marked General Secretary and President Lam's first state visits to the two countries in his new position. According to Trung, the visits demonstrated the Vietnamese Party ...