Vietnamese entrepreneurs have one more reliable source of advice on doing business and investment

Sydney (VNA) – Vietnamese entrepreneurs in Australia now have one more reliable
source of advice on doing business and investment in Vietnam as an Overseas
Vietnamese Business Association was launched in Melbourne on July 3.

This is the first occupational association of overseas Vietnamese entrepreneurs in
Australia to be officially recognised by the Vietnamese Government, the
association’s chairman, Tran Ba Phuc, said.

The association has more than 200 members with a 12-member executive board,
representing outstanding businesses in such fields as accountancy, banking, maritime
transport, import-export, investment, real estate and communications. Its aim is to
provide assistance and consultancy services to Vietnamese enterprises to operate in
both Australia and Vietnam .

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Hoang Vinh Thanh hailed the establishment of the
association, saying that it is a “concrete and vivid proof” for the development
of overseas Vietnamese community.

Currently, about 300,000 Vietnamese people are living in Australia , about 188,000
of whom were born in Vietnam .

Australia has also become an attractive destination for Vietnamese students with
more than 24,000 studying there in 2009.- Enditem