Nine religious dignities, including Most Venerable Thich Tinh Lien, head of the An Nam Tong (Annamkiya) Buddhist sect and abbots of Vietnamese Buddhist pagodas in Thailand have received a royal decree from Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 26 for Jakkapong Sangmanee, Minister Attached to the Thai Prime Minister's Office and the Thai PM’s Special Envoy, who is in Vietnam to attend the funeral for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

VOV.VN - General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong played a huge role in strengthening the close-knit relationship with Thailand, as well as the people of both nations, according to Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa.

Overseas Vietnamese in Thailand’s Nakhon Phanom province always remember the visit by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in 2013, said Tran Van Sau, Vice President of Vietnamese Association in Thailand said.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand on July 19 supported family members of those who died in the Bangkok hotel incident to receive their personal belongings handed over by Thai police, and continued to provide them with guidance on relevant consulate procedures.

The strong bond between Thailand and Vietnam was reaffirmed during a meeting between President of the National Assembly and Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand Wan Muhamad Noor Matha and Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Viet Hung in Bangkok on July 15.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam is urgently coordinating with the Ministry of Public Security to verify the identities of the victims who were found dead at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 16 evening, said Pham Thu Hang, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand is working tirelessly to support the families of the Vietnamese nationals who were found dead in the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in Bangkok on July 16, and to ensure a swift investigation into the case.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand is working with competent authorities in Thailand to fact-check the case that four Vietnamese nationals were found dead in a Bangkok hotel, as well as carry out necessary citizen protection measures, Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung said.

VOV.VN - According to an announcement on July 15 in the Thai Government news outlet the Royal Gazette, Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has signed a decision to allow 60-day visa-free travel for tourists from Vietnam and 89 other countries as part of measures to promote tourism and encourage longer stays.