Politics

Thailand keen to resume tours with Vietnam: Ambassador

Thailand will work with Vietnam on reopening tours between the two countries, particularly in increasing tourist arrivals between Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City, Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura has said.
Thailand keen to resume tours with Vietnam: Ambassador ảnh 1Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen (R) receives Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura (Photo: www.sggp.org.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand will work with Vietnam on reopening tours betweenthe two countries, particularly in increasing tourist arrivals between Thailandand Ho Chi Minh City, Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura has said.

He revealedthe information during a meeting with Secretary of the municipal Party CommitteeNguyen Van Nen on November 11.

At thereception, Nen appreciated the long-standing  Vietnam-Thailand friendship andthanked the General Consulate of Thailand and the Thai community in HCM Cityfor their support in the local COVID-19 fight.

The Thaiambassador vowed to do his utmost to foster the countries’ relations and theties between Thai localities and HCM City.

Hailing HCMCity’s role as the economic-trade hub which houses 80 percent of Thai companiesin Vietnam, he expressed his gratitude to the local authorities for supportingthe Thai community, especially during the recent COVID-19 outbreaks.

In preparationfor cooperation post-pandemic, Thailand will focus on ramping up thetrade and investment relations with Vietnam, he added.

Thailand keen to resume tours with Vietnam: Ambassador ảnh 2Tourists in Thailand (Illustrative photo: VNA)

The TourismAuthority of Thailand will devise a specific plan on the cooperation with theVietnamese side in the coming time.

At theevent, the two sides agreed on the holding of activities in December to celebratethe 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties this year.

Thailand isnow the largest trade partner of Vietnam in ASEAN and the ninth leading foreigninvestor out of 140 countries and territories investing in Vietnam.

The twocountries have closely collaborated and supported each other at regional and internationalforums.

Thailand isthe 12th largest investor of HCM City with a total registered capital of more than 467 million USD across 231 projects.

In addition,the city welcomes in excess of 180,000 Thai holidaymakers each year, making Thailand rank ninth in the number of tourists to HCM City./. 

VNA
#Thailand-Vietnam relations#Ho Chi Minh City#Thai community in HCM City#Thai companies#vietnamplus#vietnam news agency
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

Ceremony spotlights growth of Vietnam – Thailand relations

Ceremony spotlights growth of Vietnam – Thailand relations

The Vietnam Consulate General in Thailand’s Khon Kaen together with the association of Thai people of Vietnamese origin in Nakhon Phanom province held a ceremony on October 22 to mark the 45th anniversary of the naions’ diplomatic relations (August 6, 1976 – 2021).

See more

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

PM meets with Kazakh, Turkmen, Ethiopian leaders

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had brief meetings with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow, and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan city of Russia on October 23 evening (local time).

The seminar brings together Vietnamese researchers in Russia, young scientists of Vietnam and China, and experts from other specialised fields. (Photo: VNA)

Seminar spotlights Vietnam studies in Russia

An international seminar titled "Current issues in Vietnam studies” took place at the Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies (CVAS) of the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia under the Russian Academy of Sciences on October 23.

PM meets with Chinese top leader on sidelines of BRICS+ Summit

PM meets with Chinese top leader on sidelines of BRICS+ Summit

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, on October 23 (local time).

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Kazan on October 23 evening (local time). (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese PM meets with Turkish President in Russia

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Kazan on October 23 evening (local time) within the framework of his trip to Russia for attendance at the expanded BRICS Summit.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith in Kazan, Russia, on October 23 when attending the expanded BRICS Summit. (Photo: VNA)

PM Pham Minh Chinh meets Lao top leader

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Lao Party General Secretary and State President Thongloun Sisoulith in Kazan, Russia, on October 23 (local time), while there to attend the expanded BRICS Summit.

Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Tinh. (Photo: VNA)

Party leader’s article creates new vitality to building, perfection of rule-of-law socialist State: Official

Party General Secretary To Lam’s article entitled “Promoting Party characteristics in building a law-governed socialist State in Vietnam” brings a breath of fresh air and creates new vitality to the promotion of building and perfecting the Vietnamese rule-of-law socialist State of the people, by the people, and for the people in a faster and more effective manner, commended Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Tinh.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrives in Kazan city of Russia (Photo: VNA)

PM arrives in Kazan, starting trip to attend BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Kazan city of Russia on October 23 morning local time), beginning his two-day trip to attend the expanded BRICS Summit, at the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, Chair of BRICS 2024.