Beijing, May 9 -- Vietnam highly evaluates cooperation mechanisms between China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Vietnamese localities, especially with provinces along the shared border, Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh has said.

Receiving a working delegation from China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, led by its Vice Chairman Liao Pinhuo on May 8, the Ambassador highlighted Guangxi's pivotal role as a gateway connecting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), particularly Vietnam, with China. He commended the region's significant contributions to the recent successful state visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping....