April 24, 2019 | 18:47 (GMT+7)
Western Australia seeks to promote cooperation with Vietnam
PANO - Western Australia’s Asian Engagement Minister Peter Tinley is on an official visit to Vietnam from 22-26 April, which aims to strengthen economic and cultural ties between the State of Western Australia and Vietnam, particularly in education, trade and investment, and tourism.
According to the Australian side’s statistics, Vietnam, which is poised to become a top 20 global economy by 2050, is Western Australia’s 16th biggest trading partner, with total trade valued at nearly US$1.2 billion in the 2017-2018 period.
Western Australia has strong trade and investment ties with Vietnam as well as historically significant cultural ties with the Vietnamese people over the past time.
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Minister Peter Tinley visits Interflour Port run by Australian Company Interflour in the Cai Mep Industrial Park, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, Vietnam |
The visiting Western Australia delegation led by Minister Peter Tinley includes the Western Australia Government’s Singapore Office Commissioner John Catlin, Western Australia Education and Vocational Training Business Development Manager Thuy Vo and Australian Consulate-General (Ho Chi Minh City) Economic/Political Consul Shaun Fitzgerald.
On April 22, Mr. Tinley had meetings with leaders of Ho Chi Minh City, and he yesterday visited facilities of Western Australia-based shipbuilding firm Austal in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, Vietnam before travelling to Hanoi for more meetings, including ones with Vietnamese Vice Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh and Australian Trade Commissioner Shannon Leahy.
Reported by Binh Chau-Song Anh