- Vietnamese provincial government and business delegation touches
down in WA
- Memorandum of understanding and plan of action signed to
grow trade opportunities
- Trade with Vietnam worth $2.4 billion to the WA economy in
2022-23
The Western Australian
Government has welcomed representatives from Vietnam's Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu (BRVT) Province,
who are leading a delegation to Western Australia for the first time.
Vietnam is WA's 14th
largest trading partner, with $2.4 billion worth of goods traded in 2022-23,
including $2 billion of Western Australian agri-food exports to Vietnam.
The BRVT Province is one
of the major economic and foreign investment zones in Vietnam with WA companies
CBH (via Interflour) and Austal working in the region in recent years.
The 30-person government
and business delegation, led by BRVT Deputy Secretary Nguyen Thi Yen and Vice
Chairman Dang Minh Thong, will meet with Invest and Trade WA and Tourism WA,
visit tourism and wine destinations in the South West, and explore opportunities
in the vocational education and training sector with a visit to South
Metropolitan TAFE.
The State Government
signed a plan of action on cooperation with the BRVT Government in 2020, and
will renew the partnership with a new memorandum of understanding and plan of
action signed today.
For more information see
the Invest
and Trade Western Australia Website
Comments attributed to Premier; State and Industry Development, Jobs
and Trade Minister Roger Cook:
"It's a pleasure to
welcome the Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu delegation to our shores for the first time,
following my trade mission to Vietnam last year.
"The State Government
understands the importance of our trading relationship with Vietnam and in
particular the Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu region, supporting local jobs and our strong WA
economy.
"That's why we opened the
new Invest and Trade Office in Vietnam last year, and will continue to drive
trade opportunities across the region."
