The protagonists of international diplomacy's most surprising bromance are treated to joyful welcomes from crowds of excited, flag-waving onlookers across the Vietnamese capital.
The motorcade of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seen passing the Opera House, ahead of a second summit with US President Donald Trump, in Hanoi.
But much of their schedule was shrouded in mystery, and the summit has been preceded by few of the usual preliminary negotiations, with some of the arrangements still being ironed out in Hanoi on Tuesday. But the isolated state has done nothing to roll back the arsenal it has already built, and Trump’s own top intelligence advisers say Kim remains determined to keep the one weapon he believes can guarantee his regime’s survival.
“Trump is someone who has a strong character. His words are followed by actions,” said one admiring Hanoi resident, Le Dinh Hung, who carried a painting of Trump that he wanted to give him. But the North is rated as the world’s least investable country by global risk assessment firm Verisk Maplecroft.
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