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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
Quảng Ninh prioritises innovative start-ups
Quảng Ninh is quickly gaining recognition as a rising hub for innovation, leveraging its strong economic foundation and new policies to nurture a thriving start-up ecosystem.
Data to destiny Việt Nam urged to harness AI power
Việt Nam still lacks a robust methodology and practical frameworks to steer real-world adoption and the skills gap is the bottleneck, said speakers at a conference on AI development.
Việt Nam’s top brands overcome challenges through digital transformation, sector growth
The combined value of the country’s top 100 brands stands at US$38.4 billion, down 14 per cent from last year, according to Brand Finance’s Việt Nam 100 2025 report.
Gov’t urges complete restructuring plan for vulnerable SCB
After the SBV completed the compulsory transfer of four weak banks — CB, Oceanbank, DongA Bank and GPBank — earlier this year, SCB remains the only weak bank yet to complete its restructuring plan.
August sees sharp rise in new enterprises, registered capital
As many as 20,500 new enterprises were established across the country in August with total registered capital of VNĐ326.1 trillion (US$12.3 billion), up 23.9 per cent in number and nearly 2.8 times in capital compared with July, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Finance.
Raising the roof on social housing income limits
The Ministry of Construction has proposed raising the income cap for individuals eligible to purchase homes at social housing projects from VNĐ15 million to VNĐ20 million.
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.