BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, extended on Tuesday congratulations to To Lam on his election as president of Vietnam.

To Lam takes the oath of office as Vietnam's state president in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 7, 2026. To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, was elected Vietnam's state president at the first session of the 16th National Assembly, the country's top legislature, on Tuesday. (VNA via Xinhua)