HANOI, September 10 – Australian Governor-General Sam Mostyn and her spouse paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum in Hanoi this morning, as part of her state visit to Vietnam from September 9–12 at the invitation of President Lương Cường and his spouse.
Governor-General Mostyn laid a wreath and visited the Mausoleum, accompanied by Vietnam’s Minister of Science and Technology Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng and senior officials from both countries.
During her visit, Mostyn is scheduled to hold talks with President Lương Cường, meet Vietnam’s top Party and State leaders, attend the Vietnam–Australia Forum 2025, and inaugurate the Australia–Vietnam Policy Institute. She will also visit Ho Chi Minh City to meet local leaders, the Australian community in Vietnam, and tour cultural and historical sites.
Australia and Vietnam established diplomatic relations on February 26, 1973. In March 2024, the two countries elevated ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Bilateral trade reached $14.1 billion in 2024, up 2.3% year-on-year, with Australia ranking as Vietnam’s 7th largest trading partner.
Tourism and people-to-people links remain strong. Nearly 500,000 Australian tourists visited Vietnam in 2024, making Australia one of Vietnam’s top 10 tourism markets. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese community in Australia numbers around 375,000, the fifth-largest overseas Vietnamese community worldwide.
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Source: Vietnam Insider