Xi lays wreath at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi

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Xi lays wreath at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi

2025-04-15 18:15 Last Updated At：23:47

Chinese President Xi Jinping laid a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on Tuesday morning to pay tribute to the late Vietnamese leader.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, was accompanied by To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, during the ceremony.

Vietnam is the first leg of Xi's current three-nation Southeast Asia tour, which is also set to take him to Malaysia and Cambodia for state visits from Tuesday afternoon to Friday at the invitation of King of Malaysia Sultan Ibrahim, and King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia.

Chinese yuan weakens to 6.9124 against USD Wednesday

The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 36 pips to 6.9124 against the U.S. dollar Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.

In China's spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.