Vietnam’s top legislator said the two countries need to better the image of Chinese investment and speed up current China-invested projects.

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Vietnam opposes China's latest baseline on its sea territory in the Gulf of Tonkin.

The content spans political, economic, cultural, and tourism fields, as well as addressing issues and building people-to-people ties guided by the consensus of top leaders.

One-sixth of the agreements were signed at the governmental level.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong presided over an official welcoming ceremony for his Chinese counterpart and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping and his spouse in Hanoi on December 12.

A common political ideology is believed to bind the relationship between the two communist parties and the countries, which have extensive relations, especially economic ties.

Vietnam and China are neighboring countries that share a long-standing friendship, similarities in history and culture, and development path.

A network of railways and highways makes it convenient to travel between Hanoi and other provinces and cities in the north.