Thai major beverage firm hails Vietnam’s COVID-19 control measures
CEO and President of Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi has spoken highly of the Vietnamese Government’s measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 and pledged to support Vietnam in the fight.
Representatives of ThaiBev present the token of its assistance to Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) – ﷺCEO and President of ThaiBeverage (ThaiBev) Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi has spoken highly of theVietnamese Government’s measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 and pledged tosupport Vietnam in the fight.
He made the remark during a working session with VietnameseAmbassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh on September 29 to discuss methods tobolster investment of the Thai company in Vietnam amid COVID-19. Sirivadhanabhakdi informed the Vietnamese diplomat onThaiBev’s investment strategy in Vietnam as well as its measures to maintainoperations against the backdrop of the ongoing pandemic. He affirmed that the Thai company will continue itslong-term investment in Vietnam, not only in beverage but also other fields ofagriculture, real estate, tourism and finance-insurance. It will work to attract major investors from developedcountries to Vietnam so as to set up partnership for green andsustainable development targets. On the occasion, ThaiBev announced its decision to present 3 millionsurgical masks worth about 10 billion VND (about 440,000 USD) manufactured bythe firm to the Vietnamese Government. The Thai firm has rolled out activities to support theVietnamese community in Thailand in the fight against COVID-19. For his part, Ambassador Thanh assured that the VietnameseGovernment is exerting efforts in containing the spread of COVID-19 andcreating favourable conditions for businesses in the ‘new normal’. The Vietnamese Government stands ready to receiverecommendations from and work with Thai companies operating in Vietnam amiddifficulties caused by the pandemic, as well as to discuss with ThaiBev measures tomaintain and recover its operation in Vienam, the diplomat stated. Firms of TCC Group, ThaiBev’s parent company, previously donated 1 million USD to Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund and 3,000 welfare packages totalling900 million VND./.
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Representatives of ThaiBev present the token of its assistance to Vietnam (Photo: VNA) 
