President arrives in Brunei, begins State-level visitPresident Tran Dai Quang arrived in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital city of Brunei, on August 26 afternoon, beginning a three-day State-level visit to the country. President Tran Dai Quang (right, second) was welcomed on his arrival in BruneiThe President was met at the airport by Brunei Minister of Education Pehin Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman, Brunei Ambassador to Vietnam Pengiran Sahari Pengiran Salleh, Vietnamese Ambassador to Brunei Nguyen Truong Giang, and officials from the Vietnamese Embassy in Brunei, Brunei Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Royal Brunei Armed Forces. Two-way trade has thriven in recent years, which increased three folds from 24.2 million in 2010 to 73.7 million USD in 2015. As of June 2016, the bilateral trade hit 17 million USD. Later the same day, President Tran Dai Quang visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Brunei where he talked with the embassy staff and representatives of overseas Vietnamese community about the situation in Vietnam, the ties between Vietnam and Brunei, and the aims of his current visit.

Source: VietNamNet News August 26, 2016 12:00 UTC