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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
HCM City tightens grip on e-commerce as year-end shopping risks mount
As the Lunar New Year approaches, online shopping demand in HCM City is surging, bringing with it heightened risks of trade fraud, counterfeit goods and substandard products circulating on digital platforms.
Rising Tết travel prices fail to dampen spending on experiences
Tour prices for the upcoming Tết holiday are generally 5 per cent to 15 per cent higher than a year earlier, depending on destination and departure date, according to several travel agencies.
Việt Nam – Canada ties gain fresh momentum
Việt Nam and Canada are deepening economic ties through stronger trade and legal cooperation. The Việt Nam Initiative for Strengthening Trade (VIST) is set to support business certainty and long-term investment between the two countries.
Spring Fair helps promote Vietnamese brands and images: MoIT official
In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), Vũ Bá Phú, director of the Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), has described the first Glorious Spring Fair 2026 as a success, saying the event not only created a vibrant Tết atmosphere but also delivered tangible trade
HCM City strengthens fintech and AI cooperation at WEF Davos 2026
During the Davos programme, the city organised a series of side events aimed at strengthening international cooperation in science, technology, innovation and digital transformation.
Halal certification opens gateway for Vietnamese goods to global Muslim market
As more Vietnamese agricultural and food products secure Halal certification, businesses are gaining access to Muslim market, one of the world’s fastest-growing consumer market.
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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.