China, Laos send consolatory messages, sympathizing with typhoon victims

VNGOVNet – Knowing that Typhoon Durian had caused heavy human and material damage to Vietnamese southerners, on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party, State and people, General Secretary and State President Hu Jintao sent a message of consolation to General Secretary Nông Đức Mạnh and State President Nguyễn Minh Triết to express his deep sympathy and heartfelt consolation for the heavy damage suffered by the coastal Vietnamese people due to Typhoon Durian.