Vietnam and Brunei build aquaculture ties

Vietnam is set to increase cooperation with Brunei to develop its fishing and aquaculture industries.

Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet told Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah in Hanoi that the country admired Brunei's experience in developing fishing and aquaculture and wants to expand cooperation with the latter in these fields.

Meanwhile, Triet affirmed Vietnam's willingness to share its experience in rice production with Brunei and hoped Brunei businesses will increase their investments in Vietnam.

Earlier, fisheries officials from the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) have gathered in the Philippines, to promote and improve high-value aquaculture in the sub-region.

It aims to firm up immediate next steps and generate involvement from all stakeholders in BIMP-EAGA, it added. The growth covers the eastern part of Asean, the Association of Southeast Asian nations; which comprise Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.