Thai enterprises want to seek Vietnamese relevant partners to set up trade and cooperation ties, said Dr. Sakda Siriphattrasophon, who is head of a Thai business mission visiting Ho Chi Minh City from Sept. 8-11.

The mission includes 40 Thai prestigious enterprises specialising in apparel, cosmetics, food, agricultural product, machinery, equipment, chemicals and materials.

The Thai firms inquired into socio-economic development, business climate, market demand as well as information relating to laws, business, investment, labour, tax, financial management in Vietnam at a talk on opportunity for business and trade exchange between Vietnam and Thailand on Sept. 8.

The trade ties between Vietnam and Thailand saw unceasing growth over the past years with bilateral trade reaching 7.2 billion USD in 2010./.