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South China Morning Post
25-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Will Vietnam and Thailand's new alliance reduce their reliance on China?
Published: 3:00pm, 25 May 2025 Vietnam and Thailand have upgraded their ties to the highest level of diplomatic cooperation – a move that analysts say reflects Hanoi's strategy of deepening regional ties even as it quietly ranks its partners' strategic weight using a 'two-tiered stratification system'. The new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), formalised during Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra 's visit to Hanoi last Friday, places Thailand among a growing list of countries with which Vietnam has strengthened its diplomatic framework in recent years. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the CSP was 'a symbolic milestone' and 'a strategic commitment, affirming a breakthrough in the content and depth of cooperation'. A joint statement following the meeting said both sides would work to raise bilateral trade to US$25 billion by 2030, with priority given to clean energy, the digital economy and hi-tech agriculture. Thai government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub added that the upgraded ties would also bolster collaboration on political and security issues, particularly in combating transnational crime and drug trafficking. Since signing its first CSP with China in 2008, Vietnam has formed partnerships with several countries, including the US , Russia , India , Singapore , Malaysia and Japan , with the last 10 agreements made since 2022.
South China Morning Post
25-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Vietnam and Thailand forge strategic ties to boost trade, reduce reliance on China
Vietnam and Thailand have upgraded their ties to the highest level of diplomatic cooperation – a move that analysts say reflects Hanoi's strategy of deepening regional ties even as it quietly ranks its partners' strategic weight using a 'two-tiered stratification system'. The new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP), formalised during Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra 's visit to Hanoi last Friday, places Thailand among a growing list of countries with which Vietnam has strengthened its diplomatic framework in recent years. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the CSP was 'a symbolic milestone' and 'a strategic commitment, affirming a breakthrough in the content and depth of cooperation'. A joint statement following the meeting said both sides would work to raise bilateral trade to US$25 billion by 2030, with priority given to clean energy, the digital economy and hi-tech agriculture. Thai government spokesman Jirayu Houngsub added that the upgraded ties would also bolster collaboration on political and security issues, particularly in combating transnational crime and drug trafficking. Russia , India , Singapore , Since signing its first CSP with China in 2008, Vietnam has formed partnerships with several countries, including the US Malaysia and Japan , with the last 10 agreements made since 2022.
Asharq Al-Awsat
19-05-2025
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye Discuss Regional Developments
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Riyadh on Sunday with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan. They tackled means to bolster cooperation between their countries in various fields and discussed regional developments. They chaired the second Saudi-Turkish Coordination Council meeting with talks focusing on intensifying mechanisms of bilateral cooperation in various sectors and efforts to bolster joint coordination on issues of common interest. A memorandum of understanding was signed on cooperation in diplomatic training between the Saudi Foreign Ministry's Prince Saud Al Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies and Türkiye's Diplomacy Academy. The Saudi-Turkish Coordination Council was set up in 2016 and is chaired by the foreign ministers of both countries. It aims to follow up on bilateral relations within a comprehensive framework that covers all aspects of cooperation. It held its first meeting in Ankara in February 2017. It boasts the diplomacy and politics by-committee, another on military and security affairs, one on culture, sports, media and tourism, one on social development, health and education and one on trade, industry, investment, infrastructure and energy.
