South Australia – Vietnam Business Council debuts
Canberra (VNA) – The South Australia – Vietnam Business Council (SAVBC)
officially debuted in Australia on November 27, offering a new trade
connectivity channel for the two countries’ businesses.
Speaking at the event, SAVBC Chairman Francis Wong, who is also
representative of Becamex IDC in Australia, said the SAVBC’s establishment is
expected to help private sector in South Australia state better tap
opportunities and build close ties with the Vietnamese partners.
The SAVBC now groups nearly 70 members, mostly those in South Australia state operating in trade and
services. It expects to have 200 members in the next 18 months.
Its members will share experience and cooperate with Vietnamese firms in fields
of Australia’s strength such as agriculture, fisheries, education, digital
economy, tourism, science-technology and innovation, manufacturing, energy and
natural resources, and services.
As Vietnam is forecast to be a new hub of Mekong River region, ASEAN
and Asia, the SAVBC will offer favourable conditions for South Australia’s
enterprises to boost investment in Vietnam, towards expanding markets, improving
their growth and competitiveness, Wong said.
In the immediate future, it will introduce the Vietnamese
market to its members via seminars and forums, thus providing a platform for
them to connect with representative Vietnamese agencies in Australia, he added.
At the event, the Vietnamese Consulate Generals in New South
Wales, South Australia and Queensland states in collaboration with the Vietnam
Trade Office in Australia introduced Vietnamese longan, fresh coconut and
dragon fruit to Australian companies. They are all imported and distributed by
4 Ways Fresh company.
In the evening the same day, the Vietnamese Entrepreneurs Association
in Sydney held an year-end
meeting to review its 2021 activities and debuted its new executive board for the
second tenure./.