Chinese, Vietnamese leaders agree to further promote ties

Hu Jintao (C), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese president, Nong Duc Manh (R), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet attend the opening ceremony of a website for China-Vietnam economic and trade cooperation, in Hanoi, Nov. 16, 2006. Chinese and Vietnamese top leaders agreed here Thursday to comprehensively promote bilateral ties while adhering to the principles of long-term stability, future-orientation, good neighborly friendship and overall cooperation.

Hu Jintao (2nd L), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese president, and his wife Liu Yongqing (1st L) pose for a photo with Nong Duc Manh (C), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet (2nd R) and his wife Tran Thi Kim Chi in Hanoi, Nov. 16, 2006.

Hu Jintao (3rd L), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Chinese president, accompanied by Nong Duc Manh (2nd L), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet (1st L), inspects the guard of honor in Hanoi, Nov. 16, 2006.