(VOVWORLD) - In 1973, Vietnam and Australia formally established diplomatic relations, making Australia the first industrialized nation to do so following the signing of the Paris Agreement. Over the past 5 decades, bilateral ties have grown strongly with landmarks such as the Australia-funded My Thuan bridge; RMIT, the first foreign universitY in Vietnam; and ANZ, the first international bank in Vietnam. All this information and more is recorded in the monograph “50 Years of Vietnam-Australia Relations: Enhancing an increasingly comprehensive strategic relationship based on equality and mutual trust” by Dr. Nguyen Hong Hai, a senior lecturer at VinUniversity.