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Vietnam steps up work to help longan enter Australian market

The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia is working to help Vietnamese longan exporters to obtain an import licence from the Australian Government as soon as possible.
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Sydney (VNA) – The Vietnam Trade Office inAustralia is working to help Vietnamese longan exporters to obtain an importlicence from the Australian Government as soon as possible.

The information was released at a Vietnam - Australiabusiness connection conference held in Sydney last weekend, which gatheredleaders of 7 Vietnamese localities – Tuyen Quang, Hai Duong, Quang Binh, KhanhHoa, Dak Lak, Dong Thap, and Can Tho – and representatives from over 40Australian firms, investment funds, and business associations.

Nguyen Phu Hoa, head of the office, said following theAustralian Department of Agriculture’s recent announcement of importrequirements for fresh longan from Vietnam, his office has held discussionswith Vietnamese localities that grow the fruit and businesses from both sides.

Vietnam has so far exported lychee, mango, and dragon fruitto the Australian market.

According to Hoa, the office will support exporters ofVietnamese farm produce in completing related paperwork and liaison betweenagencies and businesses of the two countries, while carrying out a series ofactivities to promote Vietnamese longan in the Oceania country.

The official unveiled that the office has built new plans toprovide practical aid for Vietnam’s export, which include the establishment ofa customer support hotline for consumers of Vietnamese products in Australiaand a Vietnamese club that offers information to Australian firms.

He also informed the conference that the SunRice Australia,which consumes 5 percent of Vietnam’s total rice exports, has completed itsassistance plan for Vietnam under a sustainable rice production programme. The planaims to help Vietnamese rice meet international standards, thus allowing thegroup to purchase more Japonica and Indica rice from Vietnam in the next 10years. 

At the conference, Tom Robb, CEO of The Robb Group, anAustralian company that specialises in corporate and capital advisory services,said better-than-ever cooperation opportunities are opening up for Vietnameseand Australian enterprises.

Graham Kinder, Vice President of the Australia VietnamBusiness Council, said strong collaboration has been recorded betweenlocalities of both nations across all fields from trade to culture andeducation.-VNA
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