Auckland, Aug. 13 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam met with Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives Gerry Brownlee in Auckland on August 13. Brownlee welcomed the state visit by the Vietnamese leader and the high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, stressing that it will further deepen the Vietnam-New Zealand Comprehensive Strategic Partnership across various fields, ushering bilateral ties into a new, more profound, substantive and effective phase. The New Zealand House Speaker congratulated Vietnam on the success of the 16th National Assembly election and spoke highly of the country's socio-economic achievements, institutional reforms, scientific and technolo...