Qinzhou city was designated as the port base of China to build a China-ASEAN port cities network as part of new measures to facilitate regional cooperation.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend the annual expo, business and investment summit between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Chinese Foreign Minister's first major task was to meet with senior ASEAN officials and he immediately linked the "Chinese Dream" to the "ASEAN Dream".
The leaders of China and Vietnam on Friday agreed to maintain frequent communication on maritime issues.
Talks establish fishery hotline
The Beihai Electronic Information Industry Base Construction Plan (2012-2020) passed expert review on Dec 20.
China, Vietnam held talks on the demarcation and joint exploitation of the maritime space.
China on Thursday urged Vietnam to halt unilateral oil and gas development in the two countries' overlapping waters in the South China Sea.