US President Donald Trump arrived in Vietnam late on Tuesday for a two-day summit with Kim Jong Un that the White House hopes will accelerate efforts to convince the North Korean dictator to abandon nuclear weapons.
Air Force One landed in Hanoi just before 9pm after a 20-hour flight from Washington. “Just arrived in Vietnam. Thank you to all of the people for the great reception in Hanoi. Tremendous crowds, and so much love!” Mr Trump wrote on Twitter after his arrival.
Mr Kim arrived in Hanoi on Tuesday morning after travelling 4,500km by train from Pyongyang to the Chinese border with Vietnam. He drove the final leg to Hanoi in his Mercedes-Benz, which was flown into Hanoi along with his entourage of bodyguards.