Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse Le Thi Bich Tran, and other Vietnamese delegates arrived at the military airport Seongnam in Seoul, South Korea, at 2.30pm today (June 30, local time).

The Vietnamese Ambassador to South Korea, Vu Ho (first from the left), and South Korean Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups, Oh Young Joo, welcome Prime Minister Chinh and his spouse from the plane upon their arrival. Photo: VGP

The honor squad performs the ceremony to welcome the Vietnamese high-ranking officials to South Korea, where they will have some 30 activities.  Photo: VGP

Prime Minister Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation took the honorary podium and performed the flag-raising ceremony with the Vietnamese national anthem being played. Photo: VGP

Prime Minister Chinh reviews the honor guard of South Korea, and greeted Vietnamese and Korean officials at the airport. PM Chinh will have talks with Korea’s top-tier officials, attend and deliver opening remarks at Vietnam-South Korea business and tourism summits, and discuss key topics with Korean conglomerates and scholars. Photo: VGP

Prime Minister Chinh shakes hands with the Vietnamese Ambassador to South Korea, Vu Ho. During his trip, PM Chinh will meet the representatives of Vietnamese nationals in South Korea, visit students of the Seoul National University, and tour Samsung’s semiconductor plant. Photo: VGP

South Korea’s Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups Oh Young Joo welcomes Prime Minister Chinh and his lady to South Korea. The trip is expected to bolster the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and South Korea. Photo: VGP

Officials and employees of the Vietnamese Embassy and Vietnamese nationals in South Korea greet Prime Minister Chinh and Vietnamese delegates with the two nations’ flags. Photo: VGP