After nearly three months of confrontation over oil exploration in the disputed South China Sea, Communist neighbours, China and Vietnam warmed up to each other with a three-point agreement to avoid any actions that might worsen their maritime disputes.
Vietnamese special envoy le Hong Anh, who arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a two-day visit, held talks with top Chinese leaders, including President Xi Jinping, to discuss common ground to normalise the ties. le, special envoy of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), visited Beijing after Hanoi expressed regret for the recent anti-China riots and offered to pay compensation to hundreds of Chinese firms which suffered losses.