Vietnam and Thailand upgrade relationship to highest level

Communist country is looking to boost ties with its ASEAN neighbors

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Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, right, and his Thai counterpart, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, shake hands in Hanoi on May 16. © AP

MAI NGUYEN

HANOI -- Vietnam's government said on Friday that the nation and Thailand have upgraded their relationship to "comprehensive strategic partnership" status, the highest of three such rankings used by Hanoi.

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