On behalf of the whole BVA team, we thank the John Cockerill Group for joining our community and network. We wish them a lot of success for developing and expanding their activities in Vietnam by bringing innovative approaches. The John Cockerill Group develops large scale technological solutions to meet the needs of our time: preserving natural resources, contributing to greener mobility, producing sustainably, fighting against insecurity and facilitating energy transition and access to renewable energy. Its offering to enterprises, States and communities comes in the form of services and associated equipment for the energy, defense, industry, environment, transport and infrastructure sectors. Driven since 1817 by the entrepreneurial spirit and thirst for innovation of their founder, the 5,000-strong workforce of the Group enabled it to achieve turnover in 2020 of 1.01 billion Euros in 22 countries across 5 continents. With its willingness to contribute to the sustainable development, the John Cockerill Group would like to cooperate with Vietnam notably for valorizing the residual biomass produced by agriculture. For more info, visit John Cockerill Group’s website or download the purpose report 2020.

Dear members and friends, The inter-bilateral Belgian Chambers of Commerce association in Asia is presenting you the first webinar of 2022 from BLCCJ in a joint effort with their flagship member Puratos: Sustainability in the chocolate world: Cacao-Trace – An Impact Revolution Approach To Address Chocolate Chain Issues Mr. Gricha Safarian, GM Puratos Vietnam, and Mr. Sylvestre Awono, Puratos Cacao-Trace Expert, will present on the following: Impact Revolution – Stakeholder Capitalism Brief history of the birth of Cacao-Trace Cacao-Trace Impact and success stories This will be followed by a talk about the Cacao-Trace program in Japan by Mr. Jean-Pierre Bernardino, President Puratos Japan and BLCCJ Board Member. Afterwards all 3 speakers will gladly take your questions. EVENT DETAILS Wednesday 26 January 18:00-19:00 Japan time / 10:00-11:00 Belgian time Presentations + Q&A in English Free of charge If you are interested, please send an email to info@blccj.or.jp  by 26 January noon JST and we will confirm your registration. This webinar will be conducted via Zoom. If your registration is accepted, you will receive an email with a Zoom invitation link and passcode on the day itself. We hope to welcome many of you at this inspiring webinar! The BLCCJ office

The board members of BVA are wishing you all merry X-mas and may the New Year bless you with health, wealth, and happiness We are looking forward to developing with you new projects in order to bring the trade between Belgium and Vietnam to new heights See you soon at our upcoming events Take care

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BVA (the Belgian Vietnamese Alliance, a Chamber of Commerce with an attention for social and cultural aspects) is looking for a driven employee, in order to contribute to develop its organization: A graduate in the field of international business management with an interest to Asia, no experience needed. Skills : Proactive, analytic mind, research and synthesis, communicative, good organizer, punctual Job description : The job description is broad: in addition to organizing events (substantive and practical), attracting new members, preparing the necessary papers and documents, drafting papers about Public Procurement in Viet Nam and related to EFVTA, also maintaining contacts with our members, but also with diplomacy and all possible relevant stakeholders (sector federations, other chambers, large public organizations, educational institutions, …), matching companies, developing and operating basic services for export to Viet Nam, … The scope is not only limited to Vietnam, but is also extended to Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. There is a climate change problem in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, but it affects several countries. A Mekong River Commission was set up for this, to which Flanders also provides support. Mother tongue in Dutch and fluent in English, spoken and written is a must – knowledge of French is an asset Work location: to be determined What BVA offers: a fair salary – international context – a start-up and hands-on mentality – a personal and professional development   Who are we : The Belgian Vietnamese Alliance (BVA), founded in 2011, is an officially accredited chamber of commerce, aiming to promote, in addition to a number of cultural and social activities, trade relations between Belgian and Vietnamese companies. About 2 years ago, a free trade agreement was signed between Viet Nam and the EU (EFVTA), a unique trade agreement that offers a lot of potential for companies in both the EU and Viet Nam, and certainly also with us in Belgium and its Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels Regions. To date, many activities have been organized, often in collaboration with the Vietnamese embassy or other partners and stakeholders. Until now, all the work has been done by our many volunteers. But the EFVTA gives our organization a boost and in the meantime, we are also selected as a structural partner of Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT). The combination of both circumstances will ensure that our (already extensive) network will grow even bigger. But the partnership also means a lot of activities that need to be developed. The activities are mainly network events, further expanding on bilateral contacts with businesses and diplomatic contacts, matching Vietnamese and Belgian companies with each other, ensuring that all structural partners of the FIT and Belgian economic operators consider BVA as a SPOC when it comes to “business in Vietnam”. In addition, we also pay attention to social and cultural activities building bridges between both countries. Send your application with a motivation letter and CV to contact@bva-cci.com

On behalf of the whole BVA team, we thank Flanders’ Minister-President Jan Jambon and FIT CEO Claire Tillekaerts for being selected as a FIT’s structural partner for the next 5 years (2022-2026). We are delighted that collaboration is bringing the trade relations with Vietnam to new heights by helping us to develop more activities for the benefits of our members and contribute to drive Flanders’ economy forward. Press release: https://www.flandersinvestmentandtrade.com/en/news/fit-and-its-21-strong-partner-team-go-all-out-more-internationalization-growth-and-prosperity

BVA is proud to announce its participation in the creation of the inter-bilateral Belgian Chambers of Commerce association in Asia for the benefits of our members and in order to bring them a wider network to develop their business. Feel free to contact us for more questions.

The Belgian Vietnamese Alliance with the support of the Economic and Commercial Section of Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium is proud to invite you to its VIETNAMESE ORIENTATION with a select group of 6-8 persons on 14 December 2021 at 9am till 1:00pm. You are concerned about the culture, business practices and other formalities before setting up your business in Vietnam. Our Vietnamese Orientation is a 4- hours course designed to help you to uncover all your needs about the do and don’t  in culture, business etiquette as well as the complications involved in integrating into a new community. Practical information When: Tuesday 14 December 2021, from 9 AM until 1:00 PM Where: Avenue de Foestraets 16, 1180 Uccle, Brussels This course will take place in English Participation fee: 50€ /per person for BVA member 90€ /per person for non-member   Agenda: 9:00 till 11am:                          Part I – Vietnamese Culture & Business Practice (Presented by Diep Nguyen – BVA Culture Section) Interesting differences between the Western & Vietnamese Cultures. Local business etiquette & work practices Tips for successfully dealing with Vietnamese people 11:00 till 11:15am: Q&A session followed by a 15 min break 11:30am till 12:30pm :         Part II – Guidelines for doing business in Vietnam (Presented by Mr. Tran Ngoc Quan – Head of Vietnamese Economic and Commercial Section in EU) Land/Taxes/Trade regulations procedure to set up a firm/representative office in Vietnam  12:30pm till 1:00pm: Q&A session 1:00pm: Lunch invited by the Trade Section with Pho – typical Vietnamese Noodle soup For more information regarding the program, please contact Ms. Diep Nguyen. Email: vietclasses@bva-cci.com  or  Gsm: 0471 34 39 28 A pre-registration is kindly requested before 10 December 2021   REGISTRATION FORM to SEND TO : vietclasses@bva-cci.com To confirm your presence, please send us the following information:   Name: Company name: Invoicing address: VATnr: E-mail address: Telephone number: Number of attendees:                                                                 x 50€ /per person as BVA member X 90€ /per person for non-member and transfer the adequate sum to BVA’s bank account – BVA IBAN number: BE09 0016 4065 4057 – BIC: GEBABEBB with Reference: Vietnamese Orientation + name Once we receive your registration form, an invoice will be send to you as approval of your participation.

On behalf of the whole BVA team, we thank the company DEEP C for joining our community and network. We wish them a lot of success for developing and expanding their activities in Vietnam with their logistics hub and Industrial Zone. DEEP C was first established in 1997 in Haiphong City with the development of Dinh Vu Industrial Zone (DVIZ/DEEP C I). Since then, they have evolved to be one of the biggest industrial zone developers in Vietnam with a total of 5 industrial zones and +3000ha of land for lease. With a presence of more than 20 years in Vietnam, DEEP C has an attractive offer of well-prepared industrial land which is connected with general infrastructures and reliable utilities. For small and medium sized enterprises, custom built factories are available. DEEP C Industrial Zones was initiated with the collaboration between the Vietnamese local governments and a consortium of international investors lead by the Belgian company Rent-A-Port. Strategic location DEEP C Industrial Zones is located adjacent to the new Haiphong International Gateway Port (Lach Huyen Deep Sea Port), Cat Bi International Airport, and North Vietnam Coastal Expressway. At the very centre of North’s Vietnam infrastructure developments, we offer our tenants industrial land and ready-built warehouse, workshop for lease, integrated with reliable utilities provision and supporting services. Deep C provides you easy access to the large domestic market of the Red River Delta with more than 20 million people and from the new Haiphong International Container Terminal, you can easily reach the different consumer markets within ASEAN and you have direct connections to the consumer markets in Europe and the USA. Air cargo transportation is possible via the international airport of Haiphong and Hanoi.

On behalf of the whole BVA team, we thank the company MAGEMAR BELGIUM for joining our community and network. We wish them a lot of success for developing their activities in Vietnam and in the logistics field. We believe the goods exchanges between Vietnam and Europe will be boosted in the upcoming years thanks to the ambitious EVFTA. Logistics has a key role in that matter. MAGEMAR BELGIUM from MAGEMAR GROUP is based in the Port of Antwerp and the Liège Airport in order to bring you holistic and multimodal solutions for your logistics. Through its network around the world, the company is the right expert for shipping your goods.