Xi congratulates Nguyen Xuan Phuc on election as Vietnam's president

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated Nguyen Xuan Phuc on his election as Vietnam's new president.

The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam on Monday elected Nguyen Xuan Phuc as the state president. A resolution on electing Phuc as the new president was adopted with an approval rate of 97.5 percent at the 11th session of the 14th NA, Vietnam News Agency reported.