Four-day trip to China on agenda

Vietnam's Communist Party general secretary To Lam speaks during the opening session of the National Assembly in Hanoi on April 6, 2026. Lawmakers in Vietnam elected Communist Party chief To Lam as president on April 7, 2026, the chairman of the National Assembly said, making Lam head of state as well as general secretary of the ruling party. (Photo by AFP)

Leader To Lam (pic) will visit China next week, Chinese state news agency Xinhua said yesterday, as ties between the two nations continue to warm.

Reuters first reported on the Vietnamese state president and party chief’s planned visit to its much larger and economically significant neighbour from April 14 to 17.