Vietnam and China will step up collaboration in social affairs and people’s livelihoods under a memorandum of understanding signed on August 19.

China consistently considers its relationship with Vietnam a priority in its policy of neighborhood diplomacy, said Chinese Premier Li Qiang at a meeting with visiting Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam in Beijing on August 19.

Party General Secretary and President To Lam met with member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China Zhao Leji.

The party took place within the framework of the ongoing state visit to China of Party General Secretary and President Lam and his spouse at the invitation of Party General Secretary and President Xi and his spouse.

Vietnam always values and gives top priority to the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with China.

On the morning of August 19th, General Secretary and President To Lam, along with his spouse, received a grand ceremonial welcome in Beijing, marking the start of a significant state visit to China.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam met with representatives of friendship organisations, family members of revolutionary generals, experts and advisors,

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam visited the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing on August 18 evening.

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam had a meeting with Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangdong province Huang Kunming and the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Committee in Guangzhou on August 18.

During his official state visit to China, General Secretary and President To Lam, accompanied by his spouse, laid a wreath and offered incense in memory of Martyr Pham Hong Thai at Huanghuagang Martyrs’ Cemetery.

On the morning of August 18th, the aircraft carrying General Secretary and President To Lam, along with his spouse, landed at Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, marking the start of an official state visit to China.

International media outlets, including China's Xinhua News Agency and the UK's BBC, have published reports on the state visit of General Secretary and President To Lam to China.

This morning, General Secretary and State President To Lam, accompanied by his spouse and a high-ranking delegation, departed Hanoi for a three-day state visit to China.

Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo granted an interview to the press before Party General Secretary and President Lam and his spouse make a state visit to China from August 18-20

China is looking forward to receiving Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam on his upcoming state visit to Beijing, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China.

Vietnam expects to promote the realization of high-level agreements with China to strengthen and deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership between the two countries.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam and his spouse will pay a state visit to China from August 18 – 20.

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, General Secretary and State President To Lam, accompanied by his wife, will undertake a state visit to China from August 18th to 20th.

Vietnam is poised to become a crucial hub linking ASEAN, Europe, and Central Asia through three major railway projects connecting Vietnam and China, said Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam, Xiong Bo.

Bilateral trade between Vietnam and China is reaching the threshold of 100 billion USD in the first six months of this year.