Hanoi, Jan. 26 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly chaired an official welcome ceremony in Hanoi on January 26 morning for General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and his spouse Naly Sisoulith who are on a two-day state visit to Vietnam. The ceremony was held solemnly at the Presidential Palace with the highest protocol reserved for a head of state. The two General Secretaries stood on the honour platform as the national anthems of both countries were played. They then reviewed the guard of honour of the Vietnam People's Army, watched a ceremonial parade, and introduced their r...