About this regional hub
Invest and Trade Western Australia have offices located in Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam helps WA companies to access trade and investment opportunities in South East Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam).
We speak a range of languages including English, Indonesian, Mandarin, Malay, Cantonese, Hokkien, Bahasa Indonesian, Dutch, French, Vietnamese, Filipino and Cebuano.
If you are an investor or industry and would like to enquire more about trade, investment and export with Western Australia get in touch with us via our online enquiry form.
Our Commissioner for ASEAN
Bryce Green
A/Investment and Trade Commissioner for ASEAN
Bryce is the Acting Investment and Trade Commissioner for the ASEAN region at the Western Australian Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. Bryce and his team work to attract investment and increase trade into Western Australia from ASEAN countries.
Bryce has a strong background in communications, media and strategic advisory consulting. Bryce joined the Western Australian public service in 2022 as a member of the Strategic Partnerships team at Invest and Trade Western Australia, supporting the State’s key relationships in the ASEAN region.
Prior to entering the public service, Bryce was based in Jakarta as a risk management consultant and analyst for one of the region’s premier strategic advisory firms.
Bryce is also a former journalist and broadcaster in Western Australia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and speaks Bahasa Indonesia.
Email: Bryce.Green@jtsi.wa.gov.au
Mobile: +61 418 735 102
Our Locations in the Region
Indonesia Jakarta
World Trade Centre II, 18th Floor, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 29-31 Jakarta 12920 Indonesia Phone: +62 21 2952 2659
Singapore
8 Temasek Boulevard #23-05 Suntec Tower Three Singapore 038988 Phone: +65 6836 5626
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
Spaces - Kuala Lumpur, Exchange 106 Level 23, Menara Exchange 106 LingKaran TRX, Tun Razak Exchange Kuala Lumpur, 55188, Malaysia Phone: +60 3 2783 4468 / +60 172 770 499
Vietnam Hanoi
Level 16, TNR Tower 54A Nguyen Chi Thanh, Dong Da District Hanoi Vietnam Phone: +84 912 735 762
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City
Unit 02-120, Level 2, The Sentry Connect Sonatus Building 15 Le Thanh Ton Ben Nghe Ward, District 1 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam Phone: +84 967 852 228
Philippines Manila
c/o Austrade Manila Level 23 Tower 2, RCBC Plaza Tower 2, 6819 Ayala Avenue, Makati City 1200 Metro Manila The Philippines Phone: +63 2 7902 5520 / +63 917 821 5549
Strengthening ties with Brunei and Malaysia
Krista Dunstan, Investment and Trade Commissioner ASEAN, visited Brunei and Malaysia to deepen Western Australia’s relationships with key ASEAN partners.
Western Australia (WA) and Malaysia enjoy a longstanding friendship connected by strong cultural and people-to-people ties and a growing economic partnership.
People born in Malaysia were the 6th largest overseas-born resident population in WA in 2021.
Malaysia is Western Australia’s 9th largest trading partner, with $5 billion of goods traded in 2021 22, and Brunei is WA’s 16th largest trading partner, with $1.5 billion of goods traded in the same year.
During the trip, in February 2023 – Ms Dunstan’s first visit to the kingdom of Brunei – she met with the Australian High Commissioner, Luke Arnold.
Ms Dunstan also met with halal agrifood company Ghanim International Corporation and education agency Findlay (S) Sdn Bhd, to discuss broadening the trading relationship with Brunei.
(Ms Dunstan, in red dress, is pictured above with the Australian High Commissioner and the Deputy High Commissioner to Brunei and executives from the two companies.)
To add to this, the Commissioner met representatives of Brunei’s sovereign wealth fund, the Brunei Investment Agency, to discuss investment opportunities in WA. She also visited Brunei Shell Petroleum’s facilities to discuss potential supply chain solutions from Western Australia.
In Sarawak, Ms Dunstan toured Curtin University’s campus in Miri, where she discussed the university’s emerging research focus and saw the network engineering facilities and a digital lab.
This visit aligned with the Western Australian Government’s key priority of supporting the international education sector and students, including by enhancing employability and graduate outcomes.
Malaysia is Western Australia’s 5th largest market for international students.
In Kuching, Ms Dunstan met with the Deputy Premier of Sarawak, also Minister for International Trade and Investment in the Sarawak state government, who will visit WA in March. They discussed potential industry and governmental cooperation and the need for greater aviation connectivity between Brunei, Kuching and Perth. (They are pictured together in the centre, below.)
The Commissioner also met with key energy stakeholders Sarawak Energy and SEDC Energy to discuss how WA and Sarawak could collaborate in supporting the decarbonisation of the energy industry in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Sarawak Research and Development Council shared their initiatives in strengthening health outcomes in Sarawak with Ms Dunstan. A particular focus was the Council’s role in developing Sarawak’s infectious diseases centre and its collaboration with the Australian National Phenome Centre at Murdoch University.
Ms Dunstan also participated in Australia Day celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, attended by more than a thousand distinguished guests. Attendees included Her Majesty Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah, the Queen of Malaysia, and government and industry stakeholders from across Australia and Malaysia.
Published on: 27 February 2023
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