Ho Chi Minh City, March 19 -- The Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) on March 19 led a delegation of 28 Australian agriculture and food enterprises to Ho Chi Minh City to attend a Vietnam-Australia trade and investment forum. The event formed part of the Australia-Southeast Asia Business Exchange (A-SEABX), running from March 16-20. It marked one of the largest recent Australian agrifood business missions to Vietnam, reflecting growing interest among Australian firms in diversifying partnerships and expanding engagement with the Vietnamese market.

Sarah Hooper, Australian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, said bilateral relations have developed strongly since diplomatic ties were established in 1973. The upgrade to a...