The COVID-19 Green Economic Recovery Package also includes A$4 million through Australia’s Mekong Australia Partnership to support low emissions and sustainable rice in the Mekong Delta region, also known as Vietnam’s Rice Bowl.
The Strategy will help both countries take advantage of emerging market opportunities, including in agriculture, energy, services and the digital economy, as the two economies recover from the impacts of COVID-19.
With this third delivery, Australia has met its commitment to share 1.5 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses from its own supply by the end of 2021.