Xi to pay state visit to Vietnam

President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Vietnam from Dec 12 to 13, China's Foreign Ministry announced.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will travel to Vietnam at the invitation of Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, the ministry's spokesperson Hua Chunying said.