PHOTOS Kim Jong-un's first day in Vietnam
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrived at Vietnam's Dong Dang Railway Station, at the border with China, Tuesday. After being greeted by Vietnamese well-wishers at the station, Kim was driven to Hanoi in a limousine. His motorcade was given a rousing welcome as Kim arrived at the Melia Hotel, where he will be staying. Kim also visited North Korea's embassy in Hanoi. Kim will meet his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Wednesday for dinner, to kick off the two-day North Korea-U.S. summit in the Vietnamese capital.
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un visits the North Korean embassy in Hanoi, Tuesday, ahead of the second U.S.-North Korean summit. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, took time out for a photo with officials and their family members during his visit to the country's embassy in Hanoi, Tuesday. North Korea's late leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, Kim Jong-un's grandfather and father, are shown in the portrait on the wall, with a background of Mount Paektu. The three leaders are in black Mao suits, symbolic costume of socialist countries in East Asia. After his two-day summit with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday and Thursday, Kim will make an official goodwill visit to Vietnam on March 1 and 2, North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Wednesday. Kim's visit to Vietnam is the first by a North Korean leader since Kim Il-sung met North Vietnam's then President Ho Chi Minh twice in 1964. KCNA-Yonhap
A motorcade carrying North Korea leader Kim Jong-un arrives at the Melia Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday. AP-Yonhap
People wave Vietnam flags as the motorcade carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is driven to Hanoi, Vietnam, Tuesday. AP-Yonhap
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un's motorcade drives past the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Tuesday. AFP-Yonhap
Well-wishers gather to greet Kim on his arrival at Dong Dang Railway Station, Tuesday. Reuters-Yonhap
North Korean bodyguards run beside the limousine carrying Kim after his arrival at Dong Dang Railway Station, Tuesday. Reuters-Yonhap
Kim waves after arriving at Dong Dang Railway Station Tuesday to start his visit to Vietnam for the U.S.-North Korea summit in Hanoi. EPA/STR VIETNAM-Yonhap
Kim leaves for Hanoi after arriving at Dong Dang Railway Station, Tuesday. Yonhap
Vietnam's Communist Party Politburo member Vo Van Thuong greets Kim on his arrival at Dong Dang, at the border with China, Tuesday. VNA-Reuters-Yonhap
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un arrives at Vietnam's Dong Dang Railway Station, at the border with China, Tuesday. Reuters-Yonhap