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Hanoi mayor welcomes North Korea leader Kim Jong Un
Linh Pham 11:14, 2019/02/26
People gathered along the road to welcome the North Korean leader and the delegation.
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and his delegation have arrived at the Melia hotel in downtown Hanoi in a warmly welcome by the Vietnamese people.

He was welcomed by Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung at the entrance of the hotel.
 
Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Duc Chung welcomes Chairman Kim at the entrance of the hotel. Photo: VNA
 
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un started moving to Hanoi. Photo: Tuoi Tre
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un started moving from Dong Dang station to Hanoi. Photo: Zing
Kim is on Mercedes-Benz S 600 Pullman Guard 2012, the car which he used in the first summit in Singapore in June 2018. 
 
On expressway. Photo: Tuoi Tre
On expressway. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Senior North Korean officials are on Maybach 62S following him on the section of 170 km from the northern province of Lang Son’s Dong Dang railway station to Hanoi.  
 
People in Bac Giang province waving the delegation. Photo: Tuoi Tre
People in Bac Giang province waving the delegation. Photo: Tuoi Tre
The delegation traveled through Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces before reaching Hanoi. Along the road heading to Hanoi, people gathered to welcome the North Korean leader and the officials. 
 
In Hanoi's outlying district of Dong Anh. Photo: Tuoi Tre
In Hanoi's outlying district of Dong Anh. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Meanwhile, thousands residents and reporters are waiting for him along streets in Hanoi, portraiting an image unseen before. 
 
People in Hanoi waiting for the leader. Photo: Tuoi Tre
People in Hanoi waiting for the leader. Photo: Tuoi Tre
Reporters wait outside the Melia hotel in Hanoi. Photo: Minh Tuan
Reporters are waiting near the Melia hotel in Hanoi. Photo: Minh Tuan
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