00:00China's Premier Li Chiang will lead a delegation to North Korea to take part in celebrations of the ruling party's 80th anniversary this Friday.
00:09Beijing confirmed Li's visit from October 9th to 11th, saying China wants to strengthen communication and deepen partnerships with Pyongyang.
00:20A Russian delegation led by United Russia Party Chairman Dmitry Medvedev is also scheduled to attend the event.
00:27Vietnam's Communist Party chief, Do Lam, will make his first visit to North Korea in nearly 20 years to attend the anniversary celebrations.
00:36Lam's trip comes after a visit to South Korea in August, where he was the first foreign guest hosted by President Li Jemyeong.
00:42Last month, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un joined Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a military parade in Beijing,
00:51marking 80 years since Japan's defeat in World War II, in a move seen as strengthening Kim's diplomatic standing.
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