President Xi receives welcoming banquet in Hanoi

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a welcoming banquet hosted by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang at the International Convention Center in central Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov 5, 2015. President Xi kicked off a two-day state visit to the neighboring country Thursday. [Photo by Pang Xinglei/Xinhua]