BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao will pay state visits to Malaysia and Singapore from Nov. 10 to 13 and attend an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit set for Nov. 14 and 15 in Singapore, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Monday.

    Hu would visit at the invitations of Malaysian Supreme Head of State Mizan Zainal Abidin and Singaporean President S. R. Nathan, ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said in a statement.

    At the invitation of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Hu would attend the 17th APEC economic leaders meeting, Ma said.