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Chinese Leader Expresses Sympathy over Ho Chi Minh City Fire

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji on Friday sent a message of condolences to his Vietnamese counterpart, Phan Van Khai, over the heavy casualties and loss of assets in a fire in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.


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Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji on Friday sent a message of condolences to his Vietnamese counterpart, Phan Van Khai, over the heavy casualties and loss of assets in a fire in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.

"I am shocked to learn of the big fire that occurred in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam ... On behalf of the Chinese government and people, and in my own name, I extend my deepest sympathy and sincere condolences to you, and through you, to the bereft families," Zhu said.

At least 60 people were reportedly killed and more than 100 injured in a big fire which engulfed a six-story building in the International Trading Center in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.


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