Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Thai counterpart, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha have met in Bangkok to discuss measures to boost bilateral economic ties.

Vietnam lauds Thailand’s efforts in its role as a coordinator for the ASEAN-China relations, which have contributed to maintaining the regional grouping’s solidarity in the East Sea issue.

VietNamNet Bridge – Countries in ASEAN like Vietnam and Thailand are becoming popular destinations for expats due to lower costs and a higher standard of living,

 Thai Police have said two Burmese men have apparently confessed to killing two British tourists on Koh Tao island.

 Police in Thailand are continuing to search for a man they want to speak to in connection with the deaths of two British tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s Kon Tum Province and Thailand’s Ubonratchathani Province are cooperating in developing a road tour linking localities in the two countries and Laos via Bo Y border gate.

 Thailand's junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha has been named the new prime minister of the southeast Asian nation.

 The Thai Embassy in Hanoi reaffirmed on August 14 that Vietnamese citizens holding an ordinary passport are not required to obtain a visa when entering Thailand for various purposes.

 Ambassador seeks closer Vietnam-Thailand ties; Minister calls for reform to military draft; Party leader tells Can Tho to drive growth; Leaders cable greetings on RoK’s National Liberation Day; More input needed to draft new law on legal documents

 VietNamNet Bridge – Metro Cash&Carry has reached an agreement to sell Metro Vietnam to Thailand’s Berli Jucker Group, according to the Wall Street Journal.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh and Thailand’s acting Minister and Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow co-chaired the fourth annual Vietnam-Thailand political consultation in Bangkok

 VietNamNet Bridge – The political unrest in Thailand is one major reason causing tourists to change their destination to Vietnam,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two early goals in the first half were enough for Thailand to beat a fighting Philippines two-nil to finish first at the Asian Confederation Cup U-14 Girls' Regional Championships.

 Thailand's ruling junta has ordered TV regulators to ensure that football fans will not have to pay to watch any matches at the World Cup.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thailand’s acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow on June 5 granted an exclusive interview to the Viet Nam Government Portal regarding the current developments in the East Sea,

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 12 Vietnamese passengers and one Thai driver lost their lives in a road traffic collision, when a chartered minibus crashed head-on with a trailer truck in Thailand’s Chaiyaphum province on June 2.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese women will face their Thai rivals on May 21 in a play-off match to determine the fifth Asian ticket to the Women’s World Cup 2015 in Canada.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Department of Immigration of Sakaeo Province, Thailand, has admitted that it erred when requesting Vietnamese tourists to prove their financial means before entering the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department has asked Thailand to stop unfriendly acts made by officials towards Vietnamese citizens, who are being forced to prove their financial means before entering the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many travel agencies in Vietnam have expressed their outrage about Thailand’s unusual immigration requirement that tourists from Vietnam show cash to Thai immigration officers at Arayaprathet border gate