Promoting trade, investment and connecting trade between Vietnam and New Zealand

The event was organized by the Trade Promotion Agency ( Ministry of Industry and Trade ) in coordination with the Vietnam Trade Office in New Zealand and the ASEAN - New Zealand Business Council (ANZBC). The conference aims to promote trade and investment cooperation, connecting production and service supply chains between businesses of the two countries; at the same time, expanding opportunities to export Vietnamese goods to the New Zealand market and the Oceania region.

Attending the program were more than 20 New Zealand businesses operating in many fields: design - construction, technology, software, agricultural products, milk, honey, nutritional products, health services, education , investment and hotel management, finance, real estate, import-export trade and study abroad - immigration. This is considered the largest direct trade promotion trip of New Zealand in Vietnam in the past 5 years, showing the increasing interest and expectation of New Zealand businesses in the dynamic market of Vietnam - the manufacturing center of Southeast Asia.

Speaking at the opening of the Conference, recalling the cooperative relationship between the two countries, Mr. Le Hoang Tai - Deputy Director of the Trade Promotion Agency, Ministry of Industry and Trade said that Vietnam and New Zealand have built a close friendship for decades. The year 2025 is a milestone marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and 5 years of the establishment of the Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and New Zealand. Trade and investment cooperation between the two countries has developed strongly and achieved certain achievements.

According to statistics from Vietnam Customs, in the first 9 months of 2025, the import-export turnover between Vietnam and New Zealand reached more than 1.1 billion USD, of which Vietnam exported 528 million USD to New Zealand and imported 587 million USD. These figures show the existing potential for both exporting enterprises and investors on both sides.

The most exported products from Vietnam to New Zealand include phones of all kinds and components, footwear, computers, electronic products and components, machinery and spare parts, textiles, etc. On the other hand, New Zealand is famous for its strengths in agricultural products, food processing, dairy products and agricultural support technology - these are industries that can strongly support Vietnam's production and food safety.

Notably, regarding the advantages and potentials in investment cooperation in Vietnam, Deputy Director Le Hoang Tai shared that Vietnam is currently one of the most dynamically developing economies in the Asia-Pacific region, with an average GDP growth of 6-7% per year in the period 2016-2024.

Vietnam has a large population of over 100 million people, of which more than 60% are of working age, creating a large consumer market and a young, skilled workforce; located in a strategic position in the global supply chain, a convenient transit point between East Asia and ASEAN. Vietnam has participated in 16 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), helping Vietnamese goods access preferential tariffs and international standards in more than 50 major markets around the world.

With a diversified export structure and competitive production capacity, Vietnam is currently among the top 20 largest exporting countries in the world and has a favorable investment and business environment. The government is promoting green transformation, digital transformation and supporting industry development, opening up opportunities for foreign enterprises to cooperate in production, processing and distribution. Modern industrial parks, logistics and seaports help shorten the time to transport goods to New Zealand through direct shipping routes or transit in Singapore.

“Vietnam wishes to become a reliable, dynamic and innovative partner of New Zealand in the regional supply chain. We encourage New Zealand importers, distributors and retail groups,” Deputy Director Le Hoang Tai emphasized, suggesting that New Zealand businesses pay attention to investment cooperation in Vietnam in areas such as exploring more high-quality supply sources from Vietnam; joint ventures in food processing, sustainable agriculture, cold logistics, clean energy and e-commerce.

Along with that, participate in trade promotion programs, fairs, and direct B2B between the two countries organized by agencies under the Ministry of Industry and Trade such as the Trade Promotion Department and the Vietnam Trade Office in New Zealand.

The Deputy Director of the Trade Promotion Agency, Ministry of Industry and Trade, believes that through today's trade conference, many Vietnamese and New Zealand businesses will find practical and effective cooperation opportunities, which will lay the foundation for the Vietnam - New Zealand friendship to develop continuously and sustainably.

Sharing the same view, Ms. Liz Bell - Executive Director of the ASEAN - New Zealand Business Council also shared that the goal of the New Zealand business delegation to Vietnam this time is to seek cooperation opportunities. Not only in traditional cooperation areas, New Zealand businesses also want to expand cooperation to new areas where the two countries have a lot of potential and strengths.

2025 is also an important year in the cooperation relationship between Vietnam and New Zealand, marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the Strategic Partnership. Therefore, the Executive Director of the ASEAN - New Zealand Business Council believes that the Vietnam - New Zealand Trade, Investment and Business Connection Conference will create many new opportunities and promote trade between the two countries.

Mr. Do Huu Tung, First Secretary of the Vietnam Trade Office in New Zealand, said that, receiving close direction from the leaders of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Department of Foreign Market Development, the trade office quickly coordinated with New Zealand industry associations to inform, mobilize and support businesses to register to attend the first Autumn Fair - 2025.

Through the Vietnam - New Zealand Trade, Investment and Business Connection Conference and the Autumn Fair, businesses will have the opportunity to connect with many potential partners not only in Vietnam but also in the region.

According to Mr. Tung, from October 27 to November 1, 2025, the New Zealand business delegation will have a practical working program in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, including business dialogue, meetings with Vietnamese ministries and branches, and attending the 2025 Autumn Fair, which will be the highlight of the working trip.

“This is not just a product promotion trip but a long-term connection journey, demonstrating the commitment to sustainable cooperation between businesses of the two countries,” Mr. Do Huu Tung shared.

The first Autumn Fair 2025 - 2025, hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, is not only a key trade promotion event but also a platform connecting Vietnamese businesses with the world. The efforts of Vietnamese trade offices abroad, especially the Vietnamese Trade Office in New Zealand, to mobilize and connect business delegations to attend, have contributed to raising the scale and position of the fair in the international arena.

Immediately after the Conference, Vietnamese - New Zealand businesses entered a B2B direct connection session to seek business cooperation opportunities, after which, New Zealand businesses will visit the first Autumn Fair - 2025.

The first Autumn Fair - 2025 is a national-scale economic and cultural event, assigned by the Prime Minister to the Ministry of Industry and Trade to chair, coordinate with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hanoi People's Committee, Vingroup Corporation and other ministries, branches and localities to organize.

With the theme and message of "Connecting people with production and business", the fair is an important bridge for Vietnamese enterprises to strengthen international economic integration, exchange experiences and receive technology transfer, especially in digital transformation, green economy, circular economy, sharing economy, knowledge economy, contributing to realizing two 100-year strategic goals - for a peaceful, prosperous, prosperous, civilized and happy Vietnam.

Along with the activities of displaying, introducing and promoting specialty goods of 34 provinces and cities across the country as well as promoting goods of international enterprises, the Organizing Committee of the First Autumn Fair - 2025 also continuously organizes specialized seminars and conferences to create opportunities for trade promotion and trade connection for the domestic and foreign business community.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/kinh-te/xuc-tien-thuong-mai-dau-tu-va-ket-noi-giao-thuong-viet-nam-new-zealand-20251028123733960.htm