Overseas Vietnamese entrepreneurs in Thailand eye business opportunities in HCM City

VIETNAM, July 10 –  

HCM CITY — The potential to boost trade and investment ties between Thailand and HCM City is huge since economic linkages between the two countries has been expanding rapidly, a forum has heard.

Speaking at the Thailand-HCM City Business Connection Forum on Friday in HCM City, Võ Văn Hoan, deputy chairman of the city People’s Committee, said the city has been one of Thailand’s leading investment partners for years.

Investors from Thailand had invested more than US$482 million in 235 projects as of last year, making Thailand the city’s 12th largest FDI partner out of 116 countries and territories.

Most of Thailand’s projects in the city were in chemicals, food, construction materials, tourism, warehousing, and logistics…