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Statue in Hue

  • Imports from Vietnam A$3,151 million
  • Exports to Vietnam A$1,785 million
  • Capital Hanoi
  • Official Language Vietnamese
  • Surface Area 332,000 sq km
  • Population 90.4 million

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Doing Business

On 1 January 2010 the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) came into force; Australia’s most ambitious trade deal to date. Australian business is urged to take a close look at the opportunities created by the agreement, as it will deliver real commercial benefit for Australian exporters and investors doing business in Vietnam.

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  • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
    Vietnam has been in transition from a centrally-planned to a 'socialist oriented market economy' since the introduction of the doi moi reforms in 1986.
    » read more at DFAT
  • TRADE RELATIONS
    While the global economic slowdown presented challenges, the long term outlook for Australia-Vietnam trade and business relationships remains positive.
    » read more at DFAT
  • FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
    The Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) is Australia’s most ambitious trade deal to date.
    » read more at DFAT

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