Vietnamese fruits are introduced at the event (Photo: VNA) Canberra (VNA) – The South Australia – Vietnam Business Council (SAVBC)officially debuted in Australia on November 27, offering a new tradeconnectivity channel for the two countries’ businesses.
Speaking at the event, SAVBC Chairman Francis Wong, who is alsorepresentative of Becamex IDC in Australia, said the SAVBC’s establishment isexpected to help private sector in South Australia state better tapopportunities and build close ties with the Vietnamese partners.
The SAVBC now groups nearly 70 members, mostly those in South Australia state operating in trade andservices. It expects to have 200 members in the next 18 months.
Its members will share experience and cooperate with Vietnamese firms in fieldsof Australia’s strength such as agriculture, fisheries, education, digitaleconomy, tourism, science-technology and innovation, manufacturing, energy andnatural resources, and services.
As Vietnam is forecast to be a new hub of Mekong River region, ASEANand Asia, the SAVBC will offer favourable conditions for South Australia’senterprises to boost investment in Vietnam, towards expanding markets, improvingtheir growth and competitiveness, Wong said.
In the immediate future, it will introduce the Vietnamesemarket to its members via seminars and forums, thus providing a platform forthem to connect with representative Vietnamese agencies in Australia, he added.
At the event, the Vietnamese Consulate Generals in New SouthWales, South Australia and Queensland states in collaboration with the VietnamTrade Office in Australia introduced Vietnamese longan, fresh coconut anddragon fruit to Australian companies. They are all imported and distributed by4 Ways Fresh company.
In the evening the same day, the Vietnamese Entrepreneurs Associationin Sydney held an year-endmeeting to review its 2021 activities and debuted its new executive board for thesecond tenure./.
