BEIJING - Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang will visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) from October 23 to 27, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Wednesday.

At the invitation of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the DPRK government, Li will pay an official friendly visit to the DPRK from October 23 to 25, before his visit to the ROK from October 26 to 27 as guest of the ROK government, Jiang Yu said at a press briefing in Beijing.