Hanoi, March 26 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted an official welcome ceremony for visiting Singaporean PM Lawrence Wong and his spouse at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi on March 26 morning. The visit, on March 25 and 26, follows just over a week after Party General Secretary To Lam's trip to Singapore, during which the two nations elevated their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. It marks Wong's first official trip to Vietnam on his post, aiming to further implement the outcomes of Lam's visit and deepen bilateral cooperation under the newly established framework.

At the ceremony, Vietnamese students presented flowers to the Singaporean guests. The two PMs stood for on the honour platform as the national anthems of ...