Hanoi, May 9 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 8 for Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei.

PM Chinh affirmed that leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, and people highly value the outcomes of the recent state visit to Vietnam by Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, stressing that the common perceptions reached by the two General Secretaries continue to shape strategic direction for ties between the two Parties and countries.

Praising He's active and important role in deepening bilateral ties with new successes, Chinh expressed his pleasure with the positive development of the Vietnam-China relations in the past year, particularly frequent high-level strategic exchanges. The mecha...