The 87th birthdayanniversary of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Thailand’sNational Day (December 5, 1927 - 2014) was marked at a ceremony in HoChi Minh City on December 9.
The event was co-organised bythe Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the city’sVietnam-Thailand Friendship Association (VTFA).
Addressingthe ceremony, President of the HCM City VTFA Truong Hoang took note ofthe expanding relations between the two countries in all fields, as seenin the exchange of visits of many high-ranking delegation and growingtrade and economic ties, as well as cooperation in education, tourism,defence and security.
According to Hoang, there are currently 135 Thai-invested projects worth more than 220 million USD in HCM City.
Panpimon Suwannaponge, Thai Consul General to HCM City, said thisyear marked the first visit to Vietnam of Prime Minister PrayuthChan-ocha after taking office , during which the 2014-2016 actionprogramme on the implementation of Vietnam-Thailand strategicpartnership was signed.
The Thai diplomat pledged that heragency and the Thai community living in the South will join the VUFO’sefforts to cement the bilateral relationship.
Vietnam and Thailand target to raise two-way trade turnover reaching 15 billion USD in 2020.-VNA