Hanoi, Nov. 30 -- Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassanal Bolkiah arrived in Hanoi on November 30 afternoon, beginning his three-day state visit to Vietnam through December 2 at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong.

He was greeted at Noi Bai International Airport by head of the Presidential Office Le Khanh Hai, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Manh Cuong, Vietnamese Ambassador to Brunei Tran Anh Vu, and Hanoi People's Committee Vice Chairman Nguyen Manh Quyen, among others.

Speaking to a Vietnam News Agency's correspondent in Southeast Asia, Vietnamese Ambassador to Brunei Tran Anh Vu said the visit reaffirms both countries' determination to keep consolidating and deepening their friendship and cooperation across various areas following t...