Chinese Premier Arrives in Vietnam For Official Visit

Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Hanoi on Saturday for an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh.

Li was greeted by Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son at the airport.

Noting the steady development of China-Vietnam relations, Li said China is ready to work with Vietnam to deepen the building of the China-Vietnam community with a shared future and achieve solid progress, so as to bring more benefits to the people of both countries.

Vietnam is the second stop of Li's ongoing Asia tour. Prior to this, he visited Laos, where he attended a series of leaders' meetings on East Asia cooperation and paid an official visit to the country.