(VOVWORLD) -Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and visiting Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping attended an inauguration ceremony of the Vietnam-China Friendship Palace in Hanoi on Sunday.
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The palace, built with the Chinese government’s non-refundable aid and Vietnam’s reciprocal capital, covers an area of 3.3 hectares and has a lotus-inspired architecture. It will be the venue for exchange activities between the two countries.
The two leaders handed over the symbolic key of the palace and unveiled its name board. They also met individuals who have actively contributed to relations between Vietnam and China.