Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming trip to Vietnam and Singapore will be a big boost to China-ASEAN ties, Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said Friday at a media briefing.
President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Vietnam and Singapore is a crucial step for furthering involvement of the two countries in China's ambitious plan to revive ancient trade routes.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Vietnam from Nov. 5 to 6 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang.
The friendly cooperation between the public security ministries of China and Vietnam should be strengthened, a visiting high-ranking Chinese official said in Hanoi.
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the Vietnam People's Army kicked off the first practical cooperation on military medicine, said Singapore's Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen Thursday.
China and Vietnam showed their determination on Tuesday to strengthen ties by sealing a host of agreements and pledging to tackle frictions properly.
Vietnamese official media have hailed the visit of the country's General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong to China, which kicks off on Tuesday.
Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, will pay an official visit to China from next Tuesday to Friday.
Vietnam and China are discussing ways to boost railway transportation of passengers and cargo at an ongoing border railway conference.
The establishment of a bilateral work group to discuss joint maritime development was a "breakthrough" for China and Vietnam on their way to peacefully handle maritime disputes, analysts say.
The visit to Vietnam of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, the first high-ranking leader in China's new leadership to visit the country, is of great importance not only to the already strong relations between Hanoi and Beijing, but also to the stability of the region, according to a respected political analyst here.
Thai, Vietnamese, Singaporean and other foreign media have continued to closely follow Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's Southeast Asian tour, saying it boosted trade and promoted the economic prosperity of the region.