The Thai King has approved the 35-member cabinet proposed by new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent his greetings to Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn on the occasion of the country’s National Day (December 5).

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong sent a letter of greetings to Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua on the occasion of the National Day of Thailand (December 5).

Thai King Maha Vajiralongorn and his Queen on October 26 sent a message of sympathy to Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong over the serious loss in human lives and assets caused by flooding and landslides in central Vietnam.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on December 4 sent his greetings to Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua on the occasion of the country’s 92nd national day (December 5).

A Kathina (robe offering) ceremony was jointly hosted by the Thai Embassy in Vietnam, the Thai Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) at Hoang An pagoda in Hanoi on October 21.

Around 350,000 Thais have lined the streets of Bangkok to pay their last respects to their late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on October 26.

The coronation of Thailand's new King Vajiralongkorn is likely to take place at the end of the year, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on April 21.

Thai King leads Buddhist praying ritual for late father

Thailand’s parliament acknowledged Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn as the new king on November 29 following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadejlast month.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Dinh La Thang has received new Consul General of Thailand Ureeat Ratanaprukse, offering his condolences on the passing of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Key members of Thailand’s royal family were present at Siriraj Hospital, where King Bhumibol Abdulyadej is under treatment, on October 12 amid news on the monarch’s unstable health condition.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) hosted a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on December 9 celebrating the 88 th anniversary of the birth of the King and the National Day of Thailand.

Millions of Thai people dressed yellow and streamed down the streets nationwide on December 5 to celebrate the 88th birth anniversary of their King, Bhumibol Adulyadej.