Thai National Day celebrated in Hanoi
(VOV) -On December 4, Thailand Embassy in Vietnam hosted a ceremony marking the 87th birthday of Thailand’s King and National Day (December 5) at Melia Hanoi Hotel.
The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Thailand Ambassador to Vietnam Panyarak Poolthup as well as Thai community representatives in Vietnam.
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“The bilateral relations between Vietnam and Thailand have been marked by one of the most monumental milestones in our bilateral history with the official visit to Thailand of Party General Secretary, Nguyen Phu Trong during June 25-26 last year.”, Panyarak Poolthup said.
Both nations have elevated the bilateral relations to a level of strategic partnership which encompassed all areas of cooperation namely political, defence and security, economic, social and people to people, regional and international cooperation, especially the realization of the ASEAN Community in 2015 and how to address regional challenges.
Two- way trade rose to nearly US$7.5 billion in the first eight months of this year, up nearly 10% year-on-year. The trade value is expected to surpass last year’s US$10.4 billion, well on the way to the target of US$15 billion by 2020.
Thailand is among the top 10 foreign investors in Vietnam with more than 350 projects worth US$6.47 billion.