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Giấy phép số 4978/GP-TTĐT do Sở Thông tin và Truyền thông Hà Nội cấp ngày 14 tháng 10 năm 2019 / Giấy phép SĐ, BS GP ICP số 2107/GP-TTĐT do Sở TTTT Hà Nội cấp ngày 13/7/2022.
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Renewable energy, retail, and the digital economy are among the sectors in which many Thai groups are looking to expand investments in Vietnam, reflecting growing bilateral economic cooperation.
In an interview with the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper, Ms. Phayom Visouveth, Vice President of the Thai Business Association in Vietnam, said Vietnam is one of the region’s most attractive investment destinations. She cited sustainable economic growth, strong capital inflows, and a dynamic demographic structure.
She added that Vietnam is transitioning from a manufacturing-based economy to one increasingly driven by innovation, technology, and domestic consumption. Against this backdrop, she estimated that renewable energy, retail, and the digital economy are key areas where Thai groups want to expand investment.
At the ASEAN-Vietnam 2026 sharing session titled “50 years of Vietnam–Thailand diplomatic relations,” Mr. Pham Quang Vinh, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and former head of ASEAN SOM for Vietnam, said the bilateral relationship is entering a new phase. He noted an upgrade to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, aimed at sustainable peace, inclusive development, innovation, and enhanced regional cooperation.
Vietnam considers Thailand its largest trading and economic partner in ASEAN. The two core priorities are building resilient supply chains to withstand global economic shocks and strengthening people-to-people connectivity.
Both sides aim for trade turnover of USD 25 billion.
Ms. Urawadee Sriphiromya, ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to Vietnam, said economic cooperation between the two countries is expanding across trade, logistics connectivity, renewable energy, and green development. She also stated that Thailand is currently the eighth-largest foreign investor in Vietnam by cumulative investment.
Looking ahead, Thailand and Vietnam plan to continue close cooperation to promote peace, stability, and security in the region, including efforts to achieve the USD 25 billion trade turnover target.
Meanwhile, the Vice President of the Thai Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam highlighted opportunities for Vietnamese enterprises in the Thai market:

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