Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left Hanoi on Monday to start a six-day visit to China.
This is Dung's first official visit to China since he took office in 2006.
During the visit, Dung is scheduled to attend the 7th Asia-Europe Meeting, slated for October 24 to 25 in Beijing. He will also meet with Chinese leaders and visit China's southern Hainan Province.
(Xinhua News Agency October 20, 2008)
