BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Vietnam from Nov. 5 to 6 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang announced Thursday.

    Xi will pay a state visit to Singapore from Nov. 6 to 7 at the invitation of his Singaporean counterpart Tony Tan Keng Yam, Lu said.