As Thai products continue to be relentlessly promoted overseas by relevant agencies, foreign makers of goods have also been keen to enter the Thai market. Most recently, Thailand’s Central Group and its sister companies in Vietnam have collaborated with Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade to hold “Vietnamese Week in Thailand 2023,” showcasing quality Vietnamese food items.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce Jurin Laksanawisit and Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai jointly presided over the “Vietnamese Week in Thailand 2023” event. This iteration of Vietnamese Week in Thailand was organized under the theme “The Magical Taste of Vietnam.” Quality products that possessed unique identities of Vietnamese communities and products that were deemed to have the potential to sell in Thailand were being promoted at the event. About 100 product exhibitors were participating, bringing with them about 500 articles of items in 5 categories, namely fresh fruit, instant noodles, spices, tea and coffee, and snacks.
Jurin asserted Thailand and Vietnam were some of the closest partners in the ASEAN bloc and this year marks the 47th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two. In addition to serving to tighten relations, the event would also promote Thai-Vietnamese bilateral trade. Jurin said the Ministry of Commerce aimed to raise the bilateral trade value to 25 billion USD or about 875 billion baht by the year 2025. He added the value reached 21 billion USD last year.
Vietnamese Week in Thailand 2023 will be held until August 20 on floors 1 and 2 at Eden zone inside Central World shopping center, Bangkok. (NNT)
