北김정은, 비행기•열차로 하노이 이동 가능... 현지에선 경제시설 방문 가능성<br /><br />Keeping our sights fixed on the host country.<br />Pyeongyang's protocol chief is checking out various spots around Hanoi.<br />The places the official visits provides hints as to how the North Korean leader will make his way to Vietnam and where he'll drop by during his stay.<br />Here's Oh Jung-hee with the details. <br />Kim Jong-un will reportedly arrive in Hanoi on February 25th, a couple of days ahead of his summit with President Trump.<br />For his journey from Pyeongyang to Vietnam, two options are available -- plane and train.<br /> It's likely that Kim Jong-un will take his personal jet Chammae-1 and land at Noi Bai International Airport.<br />Or, he could choose a safer option and use a Chinese plane, just like he did for the Singapore summit.<br />Either way, it will take about 3 and a half hours from North Korea to Vietnam by air.<br />But it's also possible Kim could take a special train.<br />Over the weekend, the North's protocol chief Kim Chang-son visited Vietnamese city of Lang Son on the border with China... and had a quick look at the rail tracks.<br />This has led to speculation that Kim Jong-un may travel to Lang Son by train, and then travel to Hanoi by road.<br />That would take about 60 hours.<br />As this will be Kim Jong-un's first state visit to Vietnam, Kim will meet the Vietnamese President... and visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to pay his respects.<br />Ho Chi Minh had two summits with Kim Il-sung, the late former North Korean leader and Kim Jong-un's grandfather.<br />But considering Kim Jong-un's strong will to develop the North's economy, it's highly likely that Kim will tour around spots that symbolize Vietnam's economic development.<br />Reuters reports that he'll visit the manufacturing base of Bac Ninh and the industrial port city of Hai Phong.<br />It's possible that Kim will visit Bac Ninh, because Pyeongyang's protocol chief stopped over there and reportedly visited Samsung Electronics' smartphone factory on Sunday.<br />Other possible stops are the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park... where the North's foreign minister Ri Yong-ho visited last year to study Vietnam's Doi Moi economic reforms.<br />Meanwhile, Kim is highly likely to stop by at the famous tourist destination, Ha Long Bay, to learn how to boost the North's tourism industry.<br /> It was also visited by his grandfather in 1964.<br />Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News. <br />
