Thai King to pay State visit to Viet Nam next week
VGP - Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Queen Suthida will pay a State visit to Viet Nam from September 14-16, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday.
The visit will be made at the invitation of General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse.
The relations between Viet Nam and Thailand have developed positively, with growing trust and increasing depth.
The two countries upgraded their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in May, 2025, and signed an action program for the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for 2026–2031 in May 2026.
In terms of trade, Thailand is currently Viet Nam's largest trading partner in ASEAN. In 2025, the two-way trade reached US$22.1 billion, up 9 percent from 2024. Of the figure, Viet Nam's exports stood at US$8.8 billion, up 12.7 percent, while imports reached US$13.3 billion, up 6.7 percent.
In the first seven months of 2026, the bilateral trade exceeded US$15.03 billion, representing a 22 percent increase year-on-year. Viet Nam's exports amounted to more than US$6.52 billion, up 34 percent, while imports exceeded US$9.51 billion, up 27 percent.
In terms of investment, Thailand currently has 813 valid investment projects in Viet Nam with total registered capital of more than US$15.4 billion, ranking eighth among 153 countries and territories investing in the country and second among ASEAN investors.
Meanwhile, Vietnamese investors has poured US$55.5 million in 23 valid investment projects in Thailand.
In 2025, more than 660,300 Vietnamese tourists visited Thailand, making Viet Nam the 17th largest tourist source market of Thailand, while nearly 458,000 Thai tourists visited Viet Nam, ranking 11th./.