Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on October 31 attended the opening of the third China-ASEAN Expo and the third ASEAN-China Business and Investment Summit, and met with his Lao counterpart, Bouasone Bouphavanh, and Secretary of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Liu Qibao.

These activities are part of PM Dung's visit to China, marking the 15th anniversary of the dialogue relations between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

During the talks between PM Dung and PM Bouasone, the two sides spoke highly of the results of recent visits to Vietnam and Laos by senior leaders of the two countries.

The two government leaders agreed to ask relevant ministries and agencies to work out concrete co-operation plans in order to effectively implement high-level commitments and agreements, initially their bilateral co-operation plan for 2007.

The two sides decided to increase co-ordination to prepare for the upcoming Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Prime Ministers' Meeting, with focus on accelerating the development of relations among the three nations as well as boosting sub-regional co-operation.

Earlier, PM Dung joined Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and leaders of other ASEAN member countries at the opening of the third China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO).

The Vietnamese government leader also attended the third ASEAN-China Business and Investment Summit.

The same day, PM Dung received the Governor of the China Development Bank and officials of the Xin Xifang Group, and cut the ribbon to inaugurate Vietnam's trade promotion centre in Nanning.

In the evening, the PM gave separate receptions for the Secretary of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Liu Qibao, and Vietnamese entrepreneurs doing business in China. (VNA)