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Promoting and supporting the development of bilateral trade and investment between Australia and Vietnam
The West Australian Vietnam Business Council (WAVBC) promotes and supports the development of bilateral trade and investment between Australia and Vietnam. We are proud to have a pivotal function in providing invaluable business and cultural support to our members’ by encouraging cultural exchanges between the business communities of Western Australia and Vietnam.
The WAVBC actively co-ordinates an annual program of business seminars, networking, and social functions within Western Australia.
WAVBC Activities
The WA Vietnam Business Council hosted its first 2024 Spring Series Event on Thursday night at the Novotel Hotel in Perth. The event was very well supported and our two guest speakers Graham Rigo – Executive Projects – Blackstone Minerals and Mundi Puvanendran – Managing Director – Prime Global Logistics provided very informative presentations about the challenges they have faced in setting up and operating their respective businesses in Vietnam. Their presentations will soon be available on our website.
To kick off our 2024 Spring Series of Events we are very pleased to welcome two very special guest presenters. Setting up and running a business of any type in Vietnam will always present challenges for this event our guest presenters two opposite ends of the process.
Blackstone Minerals has 90% share in Ta Khoa (160kms from Hanoi) a modern nickel mine built to Australian standards that commenced in 2013, whereas Prime Global Logistics have only just opened an office in Ho Chi Minh City to support ….
The WAVBC Committee hosted the first WAVBC Social Networking Evening for 2024 at the Terrarium Bar in Perth on Wednesday night. The evening was well attended, and our members and friends were given an update of some of the key appointments and activities that have taken place already this year. They included:
· Appointment of Naomi Campbell as WAVBC Partnerships & Marketing Manager
· Appointment of Tuan Viet Nguyen – Our second WAVBC HCMC Ambassador….
Today in Ho Chi Minh City a ‘Cooperation Agreement’ was signed between the WAVBC and the Vietnam Business Club ASEAN Global (VNAG). With VNAG having over 2,000 members in Vietnam this now provides a great opportunity for the WAVBC to extend its B2B networks into Vietnam whilst also adding value to the WAVBC membership.
Vietnam News
An Giang races to accelerate public investment disbursement
With only two months left in 2025, the southern province of An Giang is entering a decisive phase to speed up public investment disbursement as it aims to complete its annual capital plan and stimulate socio-economic growth.
Tây Ninh expands Middle East–Africa markets for farm produce
The regions have emerged as promising destinations for Vietnamese agricultural exports, particularly Halal-certified products.
Pepper exports maintains over 25% growth
In the first ten months, Việt Nam exported 206,427 tonnes of pepper worth nearly $1.4 billion, down 5.9 per cent in volume but up 25.4 per cent in value from a year earlier.
Challenges facing green materials caused by high costs and consumer habits
High prices and limited consumer awareness meant green materials were mainly used in large-scale projects, rather than in the general market.
AI infrastructure becomes catalyst for domestic chip innovation
If Việt Nam can expand its semiconductor ecosystem, scale AI applications across industrial sectors and retain the engineers who develop these technologies, it could shift from a manufacturing destination to a high-tech innovation hub.
Finance ministry rejects proposal to deduct local parts from EV tax base
The Ministry of Finance has rejected Vingroup’s proposal to exclude locally made parts from the EV tax base, saying current incentives already align with international commitments and green goals.
Our Partners
Today in Perth, WAVBC Executive Director Edmund Damouni met with the Perth Based Vietnam Consul General Ms Nguyen Thanh Ha to sign the ‘Book of Condolences’ in memory of His Excellency Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam.