In pictures: Kim Jong-un's last day in Vietnam
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North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has spent a final day in Vietnam after the abrupt end to talks with US President Donald Trump.
Mr Kim visited a memorial to Vietnamese revolutionary hero Ho Chi Minh after meeting the country's president and prime minister.
Mr Kim is the first North Korean leader to visit the country since 1964, when his grandfather Kim Il-sung journeyed to the nation.
He attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Monument to War Heroes and Martyrs in Hanoi
The leader reportedly bowed his head for a minute to honour Ho Chi Minh, who received aid from North Korea during the Vietnam War
The memorial follows the day after Mr Kim met Vietnam's President Nguyen Phu Trong
The leader is due to set off home to North Korea by train on Saturday
Workers cleaned the streets and mounted flags at Dong Dang train station ahead of his departure
A bodyguard stood in front of the green train expected to transport Mr Kim home
The North Korean leader waved goodbye to crowds in Hanoi as he embarked on his journey back home
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- Published28 February 2019
- Published28 February 2019
