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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
VinaCapital selected to co-lead HCM City venture capital fund
The public–private initiative aims to strengthen the country’s startup and innovation ecosystem.
Over 500 business leaders to gather at The Innovation Insiders #3 in HCM City
With the theme “Innovating How Businesses Really Work,” the forum is positioned as a strategic response to the urgent need to restructure execution models.
Bank brand rankings 2025: Vietcombank retains top spot as competition intensifies
The 2025 landscape suggests that the banking sector is entering a more competitive phase.
VPBank and Western Union enter a partnership to launch real-time remittance payouts
VPBank is officially expanding its strategic partnership with Western Union to deploy real‑time remittance payout services to e‑wallets and bank accounts in Việt Nam, aiming to deliver a seamless, fast, secure and convenient digital experience for millions of retail customers.
Vinfast signs partnerships with 14 e-scooter dealers in the Philippines
VinFast on April 18 announced the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on strategic cooperation with 14 e-scooter distributors in the Philippines.
Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam requests China to maintain aviation fuel supply
The support of the Civil Aviation Administration of China will help Vietnamese airlines maintain stable operations to China, meeting the travel needs of the people of both countries.
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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.