Thai PM to visit VN next week

VNGOP – Thai PM Samak Sundaravej will start the official visit to Việt Nam on March 24. The visit is expected to be a chance for the two countries to promote economic and trade ties.

March 20, 2008 7:43 AM GMT+7

Over the past time, investment and business activities have been boosted between Thailand’s northeast provinces and Central Việt Nam.

The two-way trade turnover reached nearly US $4.8 billion, increasing by 21.3% against 2006. According to statistics up to March 10, 2008, Thailand’s 169 FDI projects remain valid, with the total registered capital of US $1.66 billion, focusing mainly on construction and industries. There are 40 joint-ventures worth of US $714.

Việt Nam and Thailand are continuing their cooperation mechanism in rice export. They have also reached agreement in exploiting the East-West corridor and boosting cooperation within ASEAN, ACMECS, and GMS.

By Xuân Hồng