President Xi Jinping's state visit to Vietnam, his first overseas trip after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, reflects the "special and close relations between the two ruling parties and the two nations", Vietnam's ambassador to China said.

"We are very glad that General Secretary Xi's first visit after the 19th CPC National Congress is to Vietnam," Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi told China Daily in an exclusive interview. "That reflects the great attention that China, the CPC, the Chinese people and General Secretary Xi himself attaches to the China-Vietnam relations."

Xi, who is also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, will also attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting during his visit to Vietnam, which starts on Friday.