Vietnam

2018 Vietnam Business Mission, March 27-29

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during its annual Vietnam Business Mission on March 28, 2018. The delegation of 33 companies was co-led by Alexander C. Feldman, President & CEO of the Council; Ambassador Michael W. Michalak, Council Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director; and Chair of the Council’s Vietnam Committee Wouter Van Wersch, President & CEO of GE Asia Pacific.

2018 Health & Life Sciences Industry Mission to Vietnam, March 29-30

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Vice Minister of Health Truong Quoc Cuong during its annual Health & Life Sciences Industry Mission to Vietnam on March 29, 2018. The delegation of 13 companies was co-led by Alexander C. Feldman, President & CEO of the Council; Ambassador Michael W. Michalak, Council Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director; and Co-Chairs of the Council’s Health & Life Sciences Committee Dr. Leslie Mancuso, President & CEO of Jhpiego, and Son Pham, CEO of GE Vietnam.

SMB Symposium in Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City, October 23

On October 23, the US-ASEAN Business Council and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) hosted an SMB Symposium entitled “Elevating Vietnamese SMBs to the Fourth Industrial Revolution World” that was participated by more than 200 owners and senior executives from Vietnamese Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs). Council members such as Coca-Cola, FedEx, Google, Mastercard, Microsoft, Cisco, and Kimberly-Clark also participated and shared their views on the most crucial issues faced by SMBs in the Fourth Industrial Revolution era. The symposium featured remarks from Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City’s People Committee, Mr. Tran Vinh Tuyen, Vice President of VCCI, Mr. Vo Tan Thanh, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, The Honorable Ted Osius, and US-ABC Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director, Ambassador Michael W. Michalak.

Reception with Vietnam Provincial Leaders and Business Delegation, July 10

On July 10, the US-ASEAN Business Council co-hosted a reception with a Vietnamese delegation of Provincial Leaders and Businesses. The delegation include officials and stakeholders from six provinces in Vietnam: Hanoi, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Dong Nai, Quang Tri, Thai Nguyen, and Long An. The reception featured remarks from Diane Farrell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia at the U.S. Department of Commerce, and H.E. Pham Quang Vinh, Ambassador of Vietnam to the U.S.

Vietnamese Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs) Workshop, June 15

On June 15, US-ASEAN Business Council and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a one-day workshop titled “Digitizing the Vietnamese Economy: Empowering SMBs for the Global Market” that was participated by 100 owners and senior executives from Vietnamese Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs). Council members such as UPS, Coca-Cola, Google, Microsoft, and PayPal also participated and shared their views on SMBs core empowerment aspects.

Dinner with Vietnam Prime Minister H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, May 30

On May 30, the US-ASEAN Business Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of Vietnam, during his official state visit to Washington, D.C. The event also featured remarks by U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Robert Lighthizer.

2017 Vietnam Business Mission, March 6-9

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Prime Minister of Vietnam H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc during its annual Vietnam Business Mission on March 6-9. The delegation of 30 U.S. companies was led by Council Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director Ambassador Michael Michalak, Vice President for Government Affairs & Policy for ASEAN, Australia, New Zealand & PNG of Council Vietnam Committee Chair GE Christian Bennett, and Council Vice President for Policy Marc Mealy.

2017 Vietnam Business Mission, March 9, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc

On March 9, the Council 2017 Vietnam Business Mission delegation met with Prime Minister of Vietnam H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Public Forum with H.E. Nguyen Chi Dung, Minister of Planning and Investment of Vietnam, September 6

The US-ASEAN Business Council hosted Vietnam’s Minister of Planning and Investment H.E. Nguyen Chi Dung for a public forum with the American business community in Washington, DC. The event featured introductory remarks from Under Secretary for International Trade of the U.S. Department of Commerce Kenneth Hyatt and a keynote address by Minister Dung. Seen here, Minister Dung joined H.E. Pham Quang Vinh, Ambassador of Vietnam to the U.S, and Marc Mealy, USABC Vice President for Policy, for a Q&A session.

2016 Vietnam Business Mission, August 24-26

The US-ASEAN Business Council met with Vietnamese Prime Minister H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc during its annual Vietnam Business Mission on August 24-26. The mission was co-led by Karan Bhatia, Vice President for Global Government Affairs & Policy of Council Vietnam Committee Chair GE; Alexander Feldman, President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council; and Ambassador Michael Michalak, Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director of the US-ASEAN Business Council.

NEWS & UPDATES

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18 May 2018

Vietnam Update: Vietnam Continues Economic Growth
20 Apr 2018

Vietnam Update: Vietnam Pushes for Infrastructure Development
05 Apr 2018

Vietnam Update: Government Ministries Review Decree 116
23 Mar 2018

Vietnam Update: Vietnam Signs onto CPTPP
08 Mar 2018

Vietnam Update: Vietnam Businesses Can Now Self-Declare Imports
21 Feb 2018

US-Vietnam Committee Chair

Vice Chairs

Our Team

Matt Solomon
Director, Mainland Southeast Asia
msolomon@usasean.org

Hai Pham
Senior Manager, Vietnam
hpham@usasean.org

Vu Tu Thanh
Representative, Vietnam
tvu@usasean.org

Last updated: 12 March 2018