On 5 December 2015, the Royal Thai Embassy in Hanoi, in cooperation with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Ho Chi Minh Office, Thai Airways International, Thailand Foundation, Thai business community in Vietnam and Thai community in Hanoi, organized Thailand Day 2015 with an aim to showcase Thailand in all aspects, especially tourism, culture, food and fruits, as well as to strengthen the Thai community in Hanoi and the Northern provinces. 

 

            The event featured many activities including food and gift sales and games from 26 booths of Team Thailand, Thai business community Thai restaurants and University of Hanoi, Thai cultural performances including Muay Thai dance show (Nata Muay Thai) by a group of youth martial artists who won the Muay Thai dance show national completion in 2015, Thai Traditional dances by a group of students from Huachiew Chalermprakiet University, live music from the Royal Thai Navy band, Thai fashion show by Team Thailand of the Royal Thai Embassy and lucky draws. 

 

            The event, which has been organized for the 8th time, was very successful with great turn-out by about 3,000 visitors including local people, members of the diplomatic corps, foreigners and Thai people living in Hanoi and nearby and members of the Press. All proceeds of this event after deduction of costs will be donated to the National Fund for Vietnamese Children which is a Vietnamese Government  agency mobilizing resources to support Vietnamese impoverished children.