Vietnam visa exemption for Bruneians
Saturday, August 11, 2007
BRUNEIANS no longer need visas to visit Vietnam within a travelling period of two weeks from August 8 onwards, the Vietnam Embassy in Brunei Darussalam confirmed yesterday.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made the decision following an earlier announcement by Brunei to grant visa exemptions to Vietnamese citizens for a 14-day stay, with effect from August 1, 2007.
The number of Vietnamese tourists to Brunei is continually on the rise, after the launch of Royal Brunei Airlines' direct flights from Bandar Seri Begawan to Ho Chi Minh City, the largest Vietnamese city, last May.
Since then too, the number of Bruneian tourists to Vietnam is increasing every day, by about three to four times more,former Vietnamese ambassador Ha Hong Hai said.
The Vietnamese premier is also making an official visit to Brunei from August 15 to 17, as part of his tour to five countries in the Asean region.
The visit aims to affirm Vietnam's wish to promote cooperation with Asean countries, particularly in commerce, trade and investment.
Vietnam is currently the fastest growing economy in the Asean region, and is the world's second largest growing economy, next to China.
The economic growth rate of Vietnam stood at seven per cent and more than eight per cent for the past two decades.
The economy yielded a 8.17 per cent growth last year.
According to statistics from Vietnam's Foreign Investment Agency, Brunei has 37 projects on various industries worth $125 million.
Vietnam had more than US$10 billion ($15.26 billion) in foreign direct investments last year.
Trade between the two countries was recorded at US$3 million, which represented an increase of Vietnam exports to Brunei, including products such as textile, fruits and vegetables, handicraft, and ceramics.
Earlier this week, Pham Binh Man, the new Vietnamese ambassador to Brunei, presented his credentials to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei. Diplomatic relations between Brunei and Vietnam were established 15 years ago.
The Brunei Times
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made the decision following an earlier announcement by Brunei to grant visa exemptions to Vietnamese citizens for a 14-day stay, with effect from August 1, 2007.
The number of Vietnamese tourists to Brunei is continually on the rise, after the launch of Royal Brunei Airlines' direct flights from Bandar Seri Begawan to Ho Chi Minh City, the largest Vietnamese city, last May.
Since then too, the number of Bruneian tourists to Vietnam is increasing every day, by about three to four times more,former Vietnamese ambassador Ha Hong Hai said.
The Vietnamese premier is also making an official visit to Brunei from August 15 to 17, as part of his tour to five countries in the Asean region.
The visit aims to affirm Vietnam's wish to promote cooperation with Asean countries, particularly in commerce, trade and investment.
Vietnam is currently the fastest growing economy in the Asean region, and is the world's second largest growing economy, next to China.
The economic growth rate of Vietnam stood at seven per cent and more than eight per cent for the past two decades.
The economy yielded a 8.17 per cent growth last year.
According to statistics from Vietnam's Foreign Investment Agency, Brunei has 37 projects on various industries worth $125 million.
Vietnam had more than US$10 billion ($15.26 billion) in foreign direct investments last year.
Trade between the two countries was recorded at US$3 million, which represented an increase of Vietnam exports to Brunei, including products such as textile, fruits and vegetables, handicraft, and ceramics.
Earlier this week, Pham Binh Man, the new Vietnamese ambassador to Brunei, presented his credentials to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei. Diplomatic relations between Brunei and Vietnam were established 15 years ago.
The Brunei Times
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