Advocacy Updates

HANOI, VIETNAM – 5 October 2026 – The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AusCham Vietnam), represented by Board Director David Whitehead, participated in the Vietnam Corporate Sustainability Forum 2026 (VCSF 2026) in Hanoi.

HANOI, VIETNAM – 3 October 2026 – The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AusCham Vietnam), represented by Board Director David Whitehead, participated in the Vietnam New Economy Forum 2026 (VNEF 2026) in Hanoi.

HANOI, VIETNAM – 2 October 2026 – The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AusCham Vietnam) participated in the Australia–Vietnam Strategic Technologies Forum 2026, held on 1–2 October at the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology (PTIT) in Hanoi.

Ho Chi Minh City, 30 September 2026 – AusCham Vietnam, Mr. Sam Conroy - President and Mr. Edwin Law - Executive Director, participated in the seminar “Trade Potential between Vietnam and Australia – Solutions to Enhance Market Access and Market Expansion”, bringing Australian market insights and practical business perspectives to Vietnamese exporters seeking to expand into Australia.

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) is developing a draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Investment to institutionalise Resolution No. 10-NQ/TW of the Politburo. The draft is expected to include provisions aimed at relaxing market access conditions for foreign investors.
To support the review process, the Foreign Investment Agency under the MOF is seeking input from...

Da Nang, 18 September 2026 – Mr Adrian Robertson, AusCham Representative in Central Vietnam, represented the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AusCham) at the VIFC–ACCA Forum 2026, held at the Da Nang City Administrative Centre.

AusCham Vietnam cordially invites Members to participate in the “2026 Business Performance Survey for the First Nine Months of 2026”, conducted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) among businesses in selected industries.

Hanoi, 25 August 2026 – A delegation from the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AusCham), led by AusCham Vice President Ms Natalie Fairlie and joined by representatives of AusCham Member companies Blackmores and SVI, the Australian Embassy, and New South Wales Investment and Trade, met with Vietnam’s Minister of Health, H.E. Dao Hong Lan, at the Ministry of Health in Hanoi.

Hanoi, 21 August 2026 – AusCham's representative, Ms Huong Tran, Head of Advocacy & Partnerships, participated in the National Conference on the Dissemination and Guidance of the Law on Cybersecurity and the Law on Personal Data Protection, held in Hanoi.

Hanoi, 18 August 2026 - AusCham Vietnam, represented by David Whitehead, Member of Board of Director, attended the official launch of Vietnam’s Free Trade Agreement Implementation Index 2025 (FTA Index 2025) in Ha Noi.