FIRST

Foreword

Rupert Goodman

Chairman and Founder, FIRST

Friendship and cooperation

HE Pham Binh Minh

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Socialist Republic of Vietnam

A remarkable success story

Rt Hon Lord Astor of Hever

Chairman, NewWaves Solutions

Mutually beneficial opportunities

Rt Hon Ed Vaizey MP

Prime Minister"s Trade Envoy to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos

Ensuring growth and stability

HE Dien Tien Dung

Minister of Finance, The Socialist Republic of Vietnam

The strategic defence partnership

Senior Lt Gen Nguyen Chi Vinh

Deputy Minister of Defence, The Socialist Republic of Vietnam

A strengthening partnership

HE Tran Ngoc An

Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the United Kingdom

Diversity and momentum

HE Gareth Ward

Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Stepping into the modern world

Wayne David MP

Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Vietnam

Maximising opportunities

Christopher Jeffrey

Dean, British University Vietnam and Vice Chairman, British Business Group Vietnam