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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah held a bilateral meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia’s administration centre, on March 5.

Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kang Kyung-wha plans to visit Brunei this week to seek to enhance her country’s ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had separate meetings with Sultan of Brunei Hagi Hassanal Bolkiah and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in Singapore on November 15.

A vessel of the Royal Brunei Navy arrived at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang on October 2, beginning a three-day friendship visit to the central city.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had bilateral meetings on August 4 with the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and foreign ministers of the Philippines and Brunei within the framework of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 51) in Singapore.

President Tran Dai Quang on July 14 sent a message of best wishes to Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on the occasion of his 72nd birth anniversary (July 15, 1946-2018).

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah met in Jakarta on May 3 to discuss a number of bilateral and regional issues.

Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei Lim Jock Hoi is expected to become Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) after ASEAN foreign ministers agreed to nominate him for the post, official sources said.

President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 5 sent congratulatory messages to Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on the 50th year of his reign.

Lilama 69-2 Company, a subsidiary of the Lilama Corporation, has completed the installation of its equipment at an Air Liquide plant in Kuala Belait, Brunei.

A special exhibition highlighting ASEAN’s history, achievements and goals was held on August 12 by the Bruneian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) as part of activities to mark 50th founding anniversary of the bloc.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah agreed to further enhance bilateral partnership in trade, industry, agriculture and tourism at their meeting on April 29.

The Brunei Internal Security Department, in cooperation with intelligence and law enforcement agencies, detained and deported four Indonesians for their involvement in extremism and terrorism activities, local media reported on April 7.

The presence of the Sultan of Brunei at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in November in Vietnam is expected to help tighten bilateral relations and bolster two-way trade towards the target of 500 million USD by 2025.