On Wednesday, during his reception for Ms Pitinun Samanvorawong, the Commercial Consul at the Thai Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang People’s Committee Vice Chairman Ho Ky Minh said he hoped that the bilateral cooperation with Thailand would be further bolstered in even more aspects.

Vice Chairman Minh (right) presenting a memento to Ms Samanvorawong

Vice Chairman Minh expressed his delight at the fruitful results from the cooperation with Thailand over recent years, especially in such aspects as the economy, trade, and investment. 

The city leader remarked, “My city has established bilateral relationships with some Thai localities, including Khon Kaen, Phuket and Chiang Mai.  Currently, about 20 businesses from Da Nang have partners in Thailand.  To date, Da Nang has attracted 2 Thai companies with a combined total investment capital of over 10 million USD”.

He added “The new Bangkok–Da Nang direct flights, operated by Bangkok Airways since May and more recently by Vietnam Airlines, have helped the 2 countries to further boost their cooperation in trade, investment and tourism”.

In addition, the host took the opportunity to ask the Thai diplomat to appeal for more Thai businesses to visit Da Nang to learn about the local investment climate, and to establish bilateral cooperation with the city’s businesses in various aspects, especially in logistics.

The city leader also asked the Thai Commercial Consul to create even more favourable conditions for businesses from Thailand and Da Nang to promote their tourism cooperation, and especially to develop more road trips via the East-West Economic Corridor. 

In addition, Mr Minh highlighted the need to establish a Thai Business Club in Da Nang as soon as possible.

Ms Samanvorawong remarked that she was very impressed by the city's rapid growth.  In addition, she thanked the city authorities for creating favourable conditions for Thai businesses to invest and effectively operate here over recent years.

She added, “I will introduce Da Nang’s investment climate to businesses from my country, and I believe that they will soon visit the city to seek investment opportunities and put their money into the city’s aspects, especially logistics”.