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The Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese (BAOOV) and the Business Association of Thai Vietnam (BAOTV) have organised a conference on trade promotion in Thailand’s Udon Thani province from September 27-30.

A conference is scheduled to take place in Thailand next month to promote trade between the country and Vietnam.

Vietnam-Thailand trade is likely to hit 20 billion USD in 2020, but the target to keep the trade value in balance may not be met with Vietnam currently running huge trade deficit with the neighbouring country.

The third meeting of the Vietnam-Thailand Joint Trade Committee opened on August 2 in Hanoi to enhance bilateral economic and trade cooperation.

The Mini Thailand Week 2018 kicked off in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on July 6 with 123 booths, as part of the cooperation activities to promote trade between Vietnamese and Thai enterprises.

A delegation of 30 Vietnamese enterprises, mostly from Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces, attended the recent Thaifex, the leading food, beverage and food technology in Thailand, to introduce outstanding farm produce of Vietnam in the market at a hope to export more products to the country.

Vietnam and Thailand should seek measures to raise two-way trade to 15 billion USD before 2020, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-ocha in Hanoi on March 30.

Vietnam and Thailand are striving to increase bilateral trade to 20 billion USD in 2020, as heard a business connectivity conference in Ho Chi Minh City on September 29.

A conference to promote trade and investment ties between Vietnam and Thailand took place in Bangkok on December 14, as part of activities marking 40 years of diplomatic relations.

Vietnam and Thailand should make the most of the free trade agreements (FTAs) they have joined to further enhance their trade links, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Cam Tu stressed.

President Tran Dai Quang has affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of attaching importance to the strategic partnership with Thailand and expressed his wish for the ties to have new progresses.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of reinforcing all-around ties with Thailand during a reception in Hanoi on July 8 for Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai.

A Vietnam-Thailand trade fair and photo exhibition opened in the central city of Da Nang on June 1.

A seminar promoting Vietnam – Thailand trade was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 22.

Around 180 businesses are showcasing their products at a 300-booth Thailand trade fair, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 8.