Vietnam-Brunei Friendship Concert

Attending the program were representatives of Government agencies and diplomatic missions in Brunei, along with many lecturers and students of the National University of Brunei, friends, partners and representatives of businesses and the Vietnamese community in Brunei.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Brunei Tran Anh Vu emphasized the significance of the historic event of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification and shared Vietnam's socio-economic achievements over the past 50 years. With the important results achieved, Vietnam is entering a new era of development to realize the aspiration of building a prosperous country and deeply integrating into the world, actively contributing to peace, cooperation and development around the world.

Ambassador Tran Anh Vu highly appreciated the development of the Vietnam-Brunei Comprehensive Partnership in recent years, in which bilateral trade cooperation in 2024 reached more than 650 million USD, more than double that of 2023. With the support of agencies of the two countries, the Vietnamese language teaching program at the University of Brunei Darussalam has so far attracted hundreds of Bruneian students to participate and is a highlight of educational, cultural and people-to-people cooperation between the two sides.

Ambassador Tran Anh Vu highly appreciated the effective participation of the Vietnamese community and businesses in activities promoting the country's image in Brunei in recent times, believing that the community and businesses will play an increasingly active role in promoting friendly cooperation between the two countries in the coming time.

Dr. Hazri bin Kifle, Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Brunei Darussalam, emphasized the importance of education and linguistic-cultural understanding as the key to success in today's multicultural world. Universiti Brunei Darussalam values ​​the results of the Vietnamese language teaching program implemented by the school since 2022, especially in promoting exchanges and understanding of Vietnamese culture among Bruneian students. In recent years, Universiti Brunei Darussalam has been honored to welcome delegations of high-ranking Vietnamese leaders to visit the school and exchange with Bruneian students to learn Vietnamese, especially welcoming the delegation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during his official visit to Brunei in February 2023.

Vietnamese and Brunei artists performed the song "Vietnam-Brunei: Lasting Friendship".

Vietnamese and Bruneian artists brought to the program attractive and high-quality performances. Violinist Trinh Minh Hien, pianist My Dung and opera artist Nguyen Khac Hoa performed many classic and famous performances such as O Sole Mio, Song Lo epic, Chiec Khan Pieu, Tieng Trong Paranung… which received enthusiastic response from Bruneian audiences.

During the program, Vietnamese and Brunei artists performed the song "Vietnam-Brunei: Lasting Friendship" praising the good cooperative relationship between the two countries.

Leaders of Hai Duong Petroleum Maritime Joint Stock Company presented the charity donation to representatives of Pusat Ehsan Organization - a prestigious non-profit organization specializing in supporting children and people in difficult circumstances in Brunei.

A highlight of the program is the active participation of Vietnamese enterprises in promoting cultural-educational exchanges and community activities in Brunei. Mr. Vu Viet Toan, Director of External Relations of Hai Duong Petroleum Maritime Joint Stock Company (HADUCO), said that as a Vietnamese oil and gas service enterprise that is strongly expanding into international markets, including Brunei, Hai Duong Petroleum Maritime Joint Stock Company decided to sponsor excellent Brunei students of the Vietnamese language teaching program at Brunei National University to participate in cultural experiences and exchanges in Vietnam in the coming time, thereby contributing to bridging the friendship between the youth of the two countries.

Also at the program, Hai Duong Petroleum Maritime Joint Stock Company transferred the charitable donation to the representative of Pusat Ehsan Organization - a prestigious non-profit organization specializing in supporting children and people in difficult circumstances in Brunei.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/hoa-nhac-huu-nghi-viet-nam-brunei-post873230.html