THE INAUGURAL UK – VIETNAM BUSINESS SUMMIT & GALA DINNER 2025
Honouring Traditions, Embracing Growth
Honouring Traditions
Embracing Growth
THE INAUGURAL UK – VIETNAM BUSINESS SUMMIT & GALA DINNER 2025
BRITCHAM UPCOMING EVENTS
| EVENTS IN NOVEMBER | EVENTS IN DECEMBER |
11/11 HANOI | Vietnam Education Forum
| 12/12 HANOI | Christmas Lunch
HCMC | Christmas Dinner
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19/11 WEBINAR | Exporting Health Tech to Vietnam: Opportunities for UK Companies
| 25 – 26/12 BritCham Office Closes in both Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City |
| 27/11 HANOI | Networking: Connect & Cocktails
–HCMC | Networking: Connect & Cocktails
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| 30/11 HCMC | BritCham Charity Football Tournament 2025
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WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS
 | Epsom College Malaysia offers world-class British education for ages 3–19, blending academic excellence, character development, and global opportunities. With elite sports programs and 500 co-curricular activities, it nurtures principled, resilient, and future-ready leaders. |
 | Swim Vietnam has taught 35,000 children survival swimming, reached 250,000 with water safety education, trained 6,300 teachers, and built 9 community pools across Central Vietnam, creating lifelong skills, local jobs, community resilience, and generational change through government and NGO partnerships over 18 years |
 | Reflex Marine designs and manufactures patented crew transfer carriers for offshore operations, prioritising safety with self-righting, floating technology. Exporting 95% of products to 80+ countries, it provides integrated risk, training, and maintenance support through a global service network, with Asia as its second-largest market. |
 | Regional Manager at Pearson APAC with expertise in vocational qualifications, enterprise learning, and skills development. I lead regional strategy, build cross-functional teams, and deliver scalable lifelong learning solutions by bridging global expertise with local needs to create sustainable educational impact. |
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BRITCHAM ADVOCACY
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| On 30 October, BritCham Vietnam joined the Conference on Meeting Between HCMC Leaders and the FDI Enterprise Community, reaffirming the UK business community’s commitment to supporting the city’s growth in finance, sustainability, and global integration. | On 30 October in London, BCAC members joined a high-level business dialogue with General Secretary Tô Lâm, discussing the opportunities to strengthen UK-Vietnam cooperation in green growth, digital economy, and finance following the recent upgrade to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. |
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| During General Secretary Tô Lâm’s historic visit to the UK, BCAC members engaged with the high-level Vietnamese delegation, attending his Oxford Policy Address on advancing the UK–Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. | On 30 October in London, BritCham Vietnam, represented by members of the British Corporate Advocacy Council (BCAC), took part in the Vietnam–UK High-Level Economic Conference, attended and addressed by General Secretary Tô Lâm as part of his official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. |
LEGAL UPDATES
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Vietnam Eases Regulations on Foreign Employees with New Decree 219
Vietnam issued Decree 219 simplifying foreign employment, reducing qualification requirements, streamlining procedures, decentralising authority, and expanding permit exemptions to attract international professionals and investment. | Vietnam Sustains Strong Growth Momentum and Moves Toward Deeper Global Integration
In September 2025, Vietnam recorded robust 7.85% GDP growth, strong FDI inflows, stock market upgrade plans, and financial centre progress amid rising global trade and green regulation challenges. |
MEMBER NEWS
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British Chamber families are invited to explore EIS Thao Dien: a boutique Educational Village offering the full IB Continuum (PYP–MYP–DP). Meet principals and key leaders, step into real lessons, and feel a 40+-nationality community that grows confident, global learners. Special offers on the day: scholarships up to 100% + tuition fee waiver up to VND 23.5M
Note: mention “British Chamber” when registering for tailored follow-up. | Explore Your Child’s Future Work Join Sky’s Future Work Day at 52 Tran Ngoc Dien, Thao Dien, HCMC – a morning designed for children aged 12 months to 6 years old, where play becomes the foundation for future-ready skills! Experience Sky’s child-led & play-based approach, explore our brand-new campus at Thảo Điền, meet our educators, and enjoy exclusive early enrolments offers.
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BRITCHAM SUPPORTING EVENTS
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As Vietnam continues to position itself as a strategic hub in the global value chain, this year’s forum tackles the most pressing topics impacting investors and decision-makers. –The Rödl & Partner FDI Forum will shed light on the opportunities and challenges of foreign business ventures in Vietnam linked to infrastructure projects and domestic market expansion and provide a comprehensive picture of the local regulatory and tax framework. Our experts will not only offer practical insights but will also be available for a lively exchange on your individual questions. | Co-hosted by BritCham and CFO Vietnam, CFO Summit Vietnam brings together leaders to tackle key issues in corporate finance, focusing on strategic topics like Digital Transformation, Green Finance, and global competitiveness.
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WHAT HAPPENED IN OCTOBER?
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BritCham Vietnam hosted a media gathering in HCMC to officially announce the UK–Vietnam Business Summit 2025. | BritCham’s October Connect & Cocktails events in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City gathered members for evenings of networking, lively conversation, and shared connections. |
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