The first Vietnamese goods week was held in Thailand.

Vietnamese products such as garments, green technology, fruits, wooden furniture, etc. are introduced at the largest shopping mall in Bangkok, Central World.

On July 10, the "Vietnam Products Promotion Week in Thailand" opened in Bangkok, Thailand, with the participation of more than 50 businesses with hundreds of typical products bearing Vietnamese brands.

Ribbon cutting ceremony to open Vietnamese Goods Week in Thailand

Attending the opening ceremony were Ms. Ho Thi Kim Thoa - Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, Ms. Apiradi Tantraporn - Minister of Commerce of Thailand, Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Nguyen Tat Thanh and representatives of businesses from the two countries.

This is the first time the Vietnam Goods Promotion Week has been held in Thailand after 12 times in many different countries around the world. It is considered a good opportunity to honor and promote Vietnamese branded goods.

Products such as clothing, green technology, fruits, wooden furniture, etc. are introduced at Central World, the largest shopping mall in Bangkok, with an estimated number of visitors of about 150,000 per day.

Typical Vietnamese products at the Fair

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Ho Thi Kim Thoa said: The Vietnamese Goods Week in Thailand was held for the first time but was well received by many Thai consumers. This is a channel for Vietnamese goods to directly reach consumers and through this channel, Vietnamese goods can reach many countries around the world.

Ms. Dang Thi Truc Chi, Director of Vinh Tien Company Limited, a business participating in the program, shared: "Thai products are already famous in the world. I hope that Vietnamese products will try to improve the design, quality and value of their products to gradually penetrate and integrate with Thai products and enter the world market."

Vietnamese booths at Central World

According to statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, two-way trade turnover between the two countries has made great and rapid progress. The two-way trade value increased by 40% in the period 2011-2015.

However, Vietnam has a huge trade deficit with Thailand, with import turnover exceeding 8 billion USD, while exports only reach 3 billion USD per year. Thailand is currently one of the 3 largest partners of Vietnam in ASEAN. Therefore, the Vietnamese Goods Week in Thailand could be a good opportunity to balance the import-export balance between Vietnam and Thailand in the coming time./.

According to VOV