General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and his spouse, together with the high-level Vietnamese delegation, attended a state banquet hosted by General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and his spouse in Vientiane on December 1 evening.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Le Ba Vinh has highlighted the significance of Party General Secretary To Lam's state visit to the DPRK, during which the Vietnamese leader will attend the ceremony marking the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK).

Party General Secrectary To Lam has written an article highlighting the loyalty of the Viet Nam People's Army and its imporant role in safeguarding the national independence and sovereignty as well as in boosting the all-round development of the country. The following is the Viet Nam News Agency's transaltion of his article.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Viet Nam is scheduled to pay a state visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) from August 10 to 13.