BEIJING- Kim Hwang-sik, prime minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK), is to make an official visit to China from April 12 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu made the announcement on Thursday.

During the visit, Kim Hwang-sik will also attend the opening ceremony of the annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia in China's southern island province of Hainan.