Thailand launched FastPass, streamlining approvals across eight government agencies to unlock USD 21 billion in high-tech investments across electronics, aerospace, and automation, reducing permitting timelines by 20-50 percent and creating over 13,000 skilled jobs.
Thailand backs EAEU free trade push during the Kazan summit with Russia.
Russian President Putin met with Thai and Singaporean leaders at an ASEAN summit in Kazan, expanding economic cooperation across trade, energy, and security while strengthening bilateral relationships amid regional tensions.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung proposed strengthened ASEAN-Russia cooperation in trade, energy, technology, and innovation at the Kazan Business Forum, emphasizing sustainable supply chains, clean energy projects, and digital transformation opportunities for the combined 850-million-person market.
Vietnam and Thailand strengthened bilateral investment ties at the Thai Connect in Phu Tho 2026 event, attracting 400 representatives and securing 320 million USD in CP Group expansion commitments alongside smart city development projects.
Russia hosted Southeast Asian leaders in Kazan for a 35-year commemoration summit, strengthening ties with ASEAN's 690 million people and $4 trillion economy while demonstrating Moscow's strategic pivot toward Asia amid geopolitical realignment.
Thailand and Vietnam, Southeast Asia's second and third-largest economies, pledged to nearly double bilateral trade to $25 billion within four years, strengthening economic ties through supply chain integration amid US tariffs and geopolitical instability.
Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol has died at 47 in a Bangkok hospital.
Hà Nội hosts Cambodian and Thai prime ministers who promote peace and reconciliation.
Vietnam and Thailand agreed to deepen their strategic partnership, targeting fifty billion dollars in bilateral trade while expanding cooperation across security, technology, and economic sectors during high-level talks in Hanoi.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul affirmed Vietnam as a trustworthy neighbor during his official visit, pledging to strengthen bilateral cooperation across economics, defense, and people-to-people exchanges while targeting 50 billion dollars in future trade volume.
Vietnamese Communist Party leader To Lam received Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in June, calling for stronger bilateral cooperation across politics, defense, and economics, with both nations targeting twenty-five billion dollars in trade growth within their comprehensive strategic partnership framework.
Cambodian and Lao prime ministers at the ASEAN Future Forum 2026 in Hanoi emphasized that regional success requires unity, dialogue, and resilience through cooperation on transnational challenges, economic integration, and peace-building rather than declarations alone.
The ASEAN Future Forum 2026 opens in Hanoi, Vietnam, as a key platform for regional dialogue and cooperation.
ASEAN leaders convened at the 2026 Future Forum to develop unified strategic positioning amid global fragmentation and volatility, emphasizing regional cohesion as essential for navigating geopolitical uncertainty and maintaining collective influence.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul vows to strengthen economic ties with Vietnam during his visit.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited Vietnam, with both nations committing to strengthen their comprehensive strategic partnership through enhanced parliamentary cooperation, increased bilateral trade targeting 25 billion USD, and expanded collaboration in science and technology.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul advocated for stronger economic integration between ASEAN and Eurasian partners in Kazan, Russia, emphasizing connectivity beyond infrastructure to include supply chains and digital platforms while advancing a Thailand-Eurasian Economic Union free trade agreement.
Thailand sought out closer ties with Russia at Kazan Summit as an attack by Ukraine unfolded in Moscow
Russia and ASEAN leaders convened in Kazan to review their 35-year strategic partnership, approved four cooperation documents covering political, economic, cultural and energy collaboration, strengthening regional stability amid geopolitical tensions.
Russia hosts a summit in Kazan with ASEAN leaders, seeking to strengthen ties with Southeast Asia's $13 trillion economy while ASEAN resists Western pressure to isolate Russia, with experts believing personal relationships could reshape international relations.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng called for deeper ASEAN-Russia cooperation in supply chains, energy, and technology at a business forum in Kazan, arguing stronger ties would help both regions navigate growing global uncertainties and economic volatility.
Russian President Putin hosts Southeast Asian leaders in Kazan for their first summit since Ukraine's invasion, seeking to strengthen energy partnerships and counter Western isolation through proposed Great Eurasian cooperation framework.
Thailand mourns Princess Bajrakitiyabha's death at 47 after a prolonged illness.
Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies at 47 after a three-year coma.
Thailand and Vietnam aim to reach $25 billion in bilateral trade this year.
Vietnam and Thailand agreed to deepen political and economic cooperation, targeting 25 billion dollars in bilateral trade initially and eventually 50 billion, during Thai PM Anutin's official visit to Hanoi coinciding with their 50th diplomatic anniversary.
ASEAN leaders called for increased regional unity and resilience to address escalating global uncertainties, emphasizing collective cooperation as essential for navigating geopolitical tensions and economic challenges affecting Southeast Asian nations.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and ASEAN leaders convened the ASEAN Future Forum 2026 in Hanoi on June 9, emphasizing peace as development's foundation while proposing strategic priorities including unity, resilience, connectivity and energy security.
Vietnam and Thailand seek to deepen bilateral cooperation across trade, investment, and technology sectors, targeting 25 billion USD in trade by 2030 through strengthened political dialogue and the "Three Connectivity" Strategy.
Five ASEAN leaders at Vietnam's third ASEAN Future Forum in Hanoi emphasized regional unity, strategic resilience, and self-strengthening to navigate global crises while prioritizing people-centered development and sustainable prosperity over GDP metrics alone.
Prime Minister Anutin partnered with Thai-Vietnamese businesses to accelerate regional economic expansion, strengthening trade cooperation and investment ties within ASEAN's broader development agenda.
Vietnamese Prime Minister hosts welcome ceremony for Thai counterpart
Việt Nam and Thailand agreed to effectively implement the "three connections" strategy and strengthen cooperation.
Russian President Putin held separate meetings with Thai and Singaporean leaders at the ASEAN-Russia summit, agreeing to expand bilateral trade, energy cooperation, and security ties worth approximately 1.5 billion and 4 billion dollars respectively.
Putin meets Thai, Singaporean leaders in Kazan
Russia hosted the sixth Russia-ASEAN Summit in Kazan in June 2026, bringing together Southeast Asian leaders to consolidate Moscow's Indo-Pacific presence amid great power competition and reshape regional alignments through multilateral engagement formats.
Vladimir Putin: Russia and ASEAN have built substantial experience in multifaceted cooperation over 35 years
Russian and Southeast Asian leaders gathered in Kazan to deepen economic ties, with bilateral trade reaching 21 billion dollars over the past decade while discussing expanded cooperation in energy, technology, and investment.
Thailand and Vietnam are strengthening bilateral ties to reduce reliance on the regional bloc.
Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies at 47 after a three-year coma.
Thailand accelerates EU free trade negotiations to diversify away from US and Chinese supply chains amid Trump tariff uncertainty, aiming for year-end completion while competing with regional peers already securing European market access.
Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng spoke at the 2026 ASEAN Future Forum in Hanoi.
Vietnamese Party Chief and President To Lam met separately with prime ministers of Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand, emphasizing strengthened regional cooperation, strategic partnerships, and concrete economic collaboration while pledging increased bilateral trade and investment initiatives.
ASEAN leaders emphasize unity as key to a peaceful and resilient future amid global uncertainty.
Vietnamese Party General Secretary Tô Lâm and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation across political, economic, defence, and security sectors, targeting $25 billion in trade initially and $50 billion eventually, while strengthening party-to-party and people-to-people exchanges during their Hà Nội meeting.
ASEAN prioritizes peace as a prerequisite for development and prosperity.
PM Anutin outlines ASEAN vision and backs Land Bridge transport push
PM Hưng calls for ASEAN to take leading role in shaping global order
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul affirmed Vietnam-Thailand relations have reached their strongest point ever during his official visit, marking fifty years of diplomatic ties and establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership through 2031 with bilateral trade targets reaching fifty billion dollars.