King of Bhutan and Queen visit T&T Group

On August 20, 2025, within the framework of the State visit to Vietnam, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema, along with a high-ranking Bhutanese delegation, visited T&T Group.

At the reception, Founder and Executive Chairman of T&T Group - Mr. Do Quang Hien warmly welcomed the King, Queen and high-ranking delegation of Bhutan.

Pioneering in realizing the Vietnam - Bhutan cooperation orientation

Businessman Do Quang Hien also shared the outstanding activities of T&T Group andSHB Bank. Accordingly, T&T Group is one of the leading multi-industry private economic groups in Vietnam, with more than 80,000 employees; more than 200 member companies, joint ventures, and associates; focusing on 7 core business areas, which are also key sectors of the country's economy, typically investment finance; real estate; clean energy; logistics; transport infrastructure, seaports, aviation; agriculture...

The King of Bhutan and the Queen visited T&T Group.

In particular, SHB Bank is currently in the Top 5 largest private commercial banks in Vietnam with a charter capital of VND 40,657 billion. As of June 30, 2025, SHB's total assets reached nearly VND 825 trillion. On the stock market, SHB's capitalization exceeded 3 billion USD, SHB shares are in the group of VN30 pillar stocks.

Founder and Executive Chairman of T&T Group Do Quang Hien expressed his desire to establish economic , trade and investment cooperation with Bhutan in a number of areas that are Bhutan's strengths and also the strengths of T&T Group such as: spiritual tourism, organic agriculture, high quality, science and technology, innovation... Possessing multi-industry potential and experience, T&T Group and SHB Bank have enough capacity to participate and effectively implement key areas of cooperation between the two countries.

Founder and Executive Chairman of T&T Group Do Quang Hien expressed his desire to cooperate with Bhutan.

Proposal for Vietravel Airlines to cooperate with Bhutan Airlines to open new flight routes

In particular, in the aviation sector, with the advantage of T&T Group owning Vietravel Airlines, businessman Do Quang Hien proposed to the King of Bhutan to open a direct flight between Bhutan and Vietnam through cooperation with Bhutan Airlines. Opening a direct flight not only promotes tourism and freight transport, but also contributes significantly to the development of trade and cultural exchange between the people of the two countries in particular; between Bhutan and the Southeast Asian region in general.

In addition, to promote the potential of spiritual tourism, T&T Group is investing in developing key transport infrastructure such as the Quang Tri Airport project, in conjunction with Vietravel Airlines to exploit unique tourism products. This will be an important foundation for the two sides to enhance cultural and religious exchanges and expand cooperation in spiritual tourism.

The King of Bhutan and the Queen took a souvenir photo with the leaders of T&T Group and SHB Bank.

At the meeting, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan expressed his pleasure at visiting T&T Group in particular and Vietnam in general on the occasion of the country's important events. The King expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome of the leaders of T&T Group; at the same time welcomed, encouraged and highly appreciated the cooperation proposal from T&T Group. The King affirmed that this would be a great opportunity to contribute to the socio-economic development of the people of the two countries, thereby contributing to promoting the good friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck also shared his vision for the development of Awakened City - a new urban project that Bhutan is implementing. With its large scale, requiring many key infrastructure items such as an international airport, train stations, and a great demand for construction materials and equipment, Bhutan wishes to strengthen cooperation, seek more resources and international experience to ensure efficiency and sustainability.

T&T Group, with its experience in implementing large-scale real estate projects and developing green and clean energy sources, can fully share its experience and expand cooperation in this field.

Bhutan is currently known as the only country in the world to achieve net zero emissions, taking green development as a pillar in its development strategy. This is also the direction that T&T Group steadfastly pursues, demonstrated through renewable energy projects, eco-urban areas and green cities. The similarity in sustainable development vision between Bhutan and T&T Group opens up opportunities for extensive cooperation in the fields of infrastructure, construction, energy and green, smart urban areas, where T&T Group has affirmed its capacity in Vietnam and internationally.

King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck added that, in addition to its traditional strengths in culture, environment, spiritual tourism, etc., Bhutan also pays great attention to new economic growth drivers, notably digital assets. Vietnam currently has a Law on Digital Technology Industry; and is preparing legal procedures to deploy digital asset exchanges.

T&T Group and SHB Bank are leading units in Vietnam, possessing strong financial potential, multi-industry experience and special interest in this field. These advantages not only affirm the capacity to participate but also create a foundation for the two sides to expand cooperation and implement many large-scale projects in the future.

The King of Bhutan, the Queen and the high-ranking Bhutanese delegation took a souvenir photo with the leaders of T&T Group and SHB Bank.

The State visit to Vietnam by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen is an important event in the relationship between the two countries, demonstrating Bhutan's respect for the friendship and cooperation between the two countries, as well as Vietnam's role and position in the region; at the same time, it is a clear demonstration of Vietnam's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization and diversification of relations with other countries, for peace, cooperation and development.

Vietnam and Bhutan have enjoyed good friendship since establishing diplomatic relations on January 19, 2012. Vietnam always attaches importance to its relationship with Bhutan, considering Bhutan one of the leading countries in implementing green growth goals and maintaining "happiness" indicators. Meanwhile, Bhutan always considers Vietnam one of the priority countries to promote bilateral relations as well as wishes to learn from Vietnam's development experience.

Source: T&T Group

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/quoc-vuong-bhutan-va-hoang-hau-toi-tham-tap-doan-tt-group-20250820213155731.htm