Vietnam party chief to visit China's Xi next week

FILE PHOTO: Vietnam's Communist Party's Generel Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is seen in Hanoi, Vietnam April 2, 2018, Picture taken April 2, 2018. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo

BEIJING (Reuters): The chief of Vietnam's ruling Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong will visit China next week on the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Vietnam's government said on Tuesday, in a rare overseas trip by the ageing leader.

The visit to Beijing will take place from Oct 30 to Nov 2 the government said, without elaborating. It was also reported in Chinese state media on Tuesday.