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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
Vietnam Airlines reports Q1 2026 results, proactively adapts to global market volatility
Vietnam Airlines (stock code: HVN) has announced its business performance for the first quarter of 2026, amid emerging uncertainties in the global aviation market driven by ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
Tax-free threshold for household businesses doubled to VNĐ1 billion
Under Decree No. 141/2026/NĐ-CP, the household businesses with annual revenue of VNĐ1 billion or less will not have to pay personal income tax and value-added tax.
Na Dương II thermal power plant targets end-2026 operation
Work is being accelerated at the Na Dương II thermal power plant in Lạng Sơn Province, with round-the-clock construction to meet its end-2026 commissioning goal.
SABECO posts 56% profit growth in Q1, stays on track for 2026 targets
Saigon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage Corporation (SABECO) reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2026, with profit after tax rising 56 per cent year-on-year, providing a solid foundation for achieving its full-year targets.
Import duty cuts to 0% for certain fuel products extended until June 30
Under Resolution No. 25/2026/NQ-CP, the application period of Decree No. 72/2026/NĐ-CP, which lowers preferential import duty rates on selected fuel products and raw materials to 0%, is extended until the end of June 30 this year.
SMEs struggle to access credit despite major role in economy
Only about 20-25 per cent of SMEs are currently able to obtain bank loans, underscoring a structural bottleneck in the financial system.
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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.