Hanoi, Aug. 18 -- A delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee led by Vice President Hoang Cong Thuy visited the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam on August 18 to pay respects to former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji and sign the condolence book.

The delegation expressed profound sorrow over the passing of Zhu, who was also a former member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

In the condolence book, Thuy hailed Zhu as an outstanding leader of the Communist Party and State of China who made remarkable contributions to China's development, reform, and opening-up, as well as to friendly neighborliness and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties and...