Addressing the event, Ambassador Phan Chi Thanh informed participants of Vietnam’s achievements since its reopening after the COVID-19 pandemic in March last year. In 2022, the country grew 8.02%, among the fastest-growing economies in the world, and posted 700 billion USD in import-export turnover.
Dung went on, to highlight the thriving Vietnam-Thailand relations across the fields of politics, economy, defence-security, and people-to-people exchange.
The two sides exchanged many high-level visits and exchanges, notably the official visit to Thailand on the occasion of the APEC Summit by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, added the diplomat.
Expressing his appreciation for the expatriates' practical and meaningful contributions to the homeland, he wished them to make greater contributions in the time to come.
The get-together featured musical performances and traditional Vietnamese dishes for Tet.
