Vietnam to be first stop of Xi's Southeast Asia visit

Video Player is loading.

Current TimeÂ 0:00

DurationÂ -:-

Loaded: 0%

Stream TypeÂ LIVE

Remaining TimeÂ 0:00

China

Vietnam to be first stop of Xi's Southeast Asia visit

2025-04-13 13:48 Last Updated At：04-14 00:57

Vietnam will be the first stop of Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming state visits to three Southeast Asian countries.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of China-Vietnam diplomatic ties.

Click to Gallery

Vietnam to be first stop of Xi's Southeast Asia visit

More Images

Vietnam to be first stop of Xi's Southeast Asia visit

Xi’s visits to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia are his first trips abroad this year.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will pay a state visit to Vietnam from Monday to Tuesday, at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Luong Cuong.

Vietnam is located in eastern Indo-China Peninsula, covering an area of around 330,000 square kilometers. Its capital is Hanoi.

As good neighbors connected by rivers and mountains, China and Vietnam carry traditional and long-lasting friendship, establishing diplomatic ties on Jan 18, 1950.

In December 2023, Xi and Nguyen Phu Trong, then general secretary of the CPV Central Committee, jointly announced the building of a China-Vietnam community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.

Now China is Vietnam's largest trading partner, and Vietnam is China's largest trading partner in ASEAN.

Following the Vietnam visit, Xi will pay state visits to Malaysia and Cambodia from Tuesday to Friday, at the invitation of King of Malaysia Sultan Ibrahim and King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia.

Vietnamese car dealer hopes Xi’s visit can boost business tie, encourage investment

2025-04-16 06:26 Last Updated At：07:47

The head of a Vietnamese car dealership is hopeful that Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the Southeast Asian country can help strengthen business ties between the two nations and attract greater Chinese investment to Vietnam.

Xi arrived in Vietnam on Monday for a two-day state visit at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and Vietnamese President Luong Cuong.

The visit coincides with the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Vietnam, as well as the China-Vietnam Year of People-to-People Exchanges.

Nguyen Thi Diem My, the CEO of a dealership that distributes vehicles from Omoda and Jaecoo -- two sub-brands under Chinese automaker Chery Automobile -- expressed the hope that Xi's visit would lead to deeper business engagement between the two sides.

"We ourselves are a company that distributes a Chinese car brand in Vietnam. I think that when President Xi visited Vietnam, it greatly encouraged many Chinese businesses to visit and invest in Vietnam in the near future. I think, and I hope that after this visit, it will open up even more opportunities for cooperation between businesses from the two countries," she said.

Xi departed Vietnam on Tuesday to wrap up the first leg of a three-nation Southeast Asian tour, which will also see the Chinese president pay visits to Malaysia and Cambodia from Tuesday to Friday.