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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….

Whilst in Margaret River for the Emergence Creative I took the opportunity to take Binh Ho Thai (WAVBC Ho Chi Minh City Ambassador) to visit Rob Currell the Cellar Door Manager of Juniper Wines.
It was a very timely visit as recently our WAVBC member and WA wine exporter Bruce Cussen recently spent time in Vietnam working with ‘Wine Australia’ to start the process of promoting West Australian wines in a growing market where existing trade agreements will experience a reduction in wine tariffs by 2028.

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
Việt Nam sets sight on 8% economic growth with drastic steps
To achieve the 8 per cent economic growth this year, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Trần Quốc Phương said comprehensive solutions across all sectors have been outlined in the Government’s Resolution 01.
81,000 new securities accounts opened in January
January saw the lowest number of securities accounts added by domestic investors in nearly two years.
Minister of Planning and Investment outlines six strategies to boost Việt Nam’s private sector
Dũng’s message to Việt Nam’s business community was clear: the private sector must continue to evolve and innovate to maintain its role as a key driver of economic development in the face of new global challenges.
Asia-Pacific region’s CEOs prioritise investment in Việt Nam
PwC’s survey results highlight that business leaders have increasingly diversified their investment portfolios and shifted toward emerging markets in Asia-Pacific and Europe, however they also remain cautious.
PM urges private sector to lead Việt Nam’s economic resilience and long-term growth
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính urged private enterprises to play a key role in achieving Việt Nam’s 8 per cent growth target for 2025, contributing ideas and solutions to ensure long-term economic resilience.
Export certificates granted to 158 rice merchants
In January, Việt Nam’s rice exports reached an estimated 500,000 tonnes, valued at US$308 million, down 1 per cent in volume and 10.4 per cent in value, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.



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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.