A delegation of more than 400 Thai businesses operating in garment-textiles and footwear are visiting Viet Nam to scope out the domestic market.

While in Viet Nam, the businesses engaged in an exchange with hundreds of local firms in Ho Chi Minh City on August 26 to boost cooperation in the field.

Malinee Harnboonsong, Commercial Councillor and Director of the Trade Centre under the Thai Consulate General in HCM City, said the Thai businesses hope to grasp local consumption demands and explore the market’s potential.

Thai businesses at the exchange on August 26 (Source: thesaigontimes.vn)

According to her, Thailand’s trade and investment promotion agencies have helped their businesses study the Vietnamese market, funded their participation in fairs and exhibitions, and encouraged exchanges between the two countries’ enterprises.

Many Thai firms said they have seen Viet Nam’s potential in trade and investment and expect to cooperate with local partners to help spur the Southeast Asian country’s garment-textile and footwear sectors.

(Source: VNA)