The workshop comprised four sessions with 10 presentations from managers, experts, and businesses of both countries, with a focus on tapping the Vietnam-Thailand tourism market, air connectivity, transport infrastructure, trade, and investment.

For Da Nang, Thailand is identified as one of its top foreign partners in the ASEAN region. Cooperation between the city and Thai partners has expanded across a variety of fields, including trade, investment, tourism, education and training, and people-to-people exchanges, with many Thai enterprises choosing Da Nang as a long-term investment destination.

At the workshop, delegates exchanged ideas and contributed initiatives aimed at forming new cooperative programs and connectivity projects, particularly in tourism, trade, investment, logistics, and people-to-people exchanges.

Nguyen Thi Anh Thi, Vice Chairwoman of the Da Nang People's Committee, emphasized that over the past 50 years, Vietnam - Thailand relations have developed into one of the most dynamic and effective partnerships within ASEAN. The elevation of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2025 opens a new chapter of cooperation.

She stated that Da Nang is focusing on establishing an International Financial Center and a Free Trade Zone. These serve as new platforms and development spaces to attract major Thai corporations in areas such as retail trade, high-tech manufacturing, smart logistics, the digital economy, clean energy, and high-end tourism services.

The city leader suggested that the municipal Union of Friendship Organizations continue leveraging its role as a bridge for people-to-people diplomacy, actively and effectively connecting with strategic partners, investors, business associations, and highly experienced experts from both countries.

"She called for cooperation in key sectors of interest to the city, including IT, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, biotechnology, new materials, clean energy, and trade-services, to contribute to local development while nurturing and propelling the traditional friendship and Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and Thailand forward.

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