A large crowd of people and international press members gathered around the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi where Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) chairman Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump would have their dinner. — VNS Photo Truong Vi

A high ranking delegation from the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) tours the World Heritage site Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang Ninh and meets with local authorities on Wednesday. The delegation was led by Ri Su Yong, Politburo member, Vice Chairman of the WPK Central Committee and head of the WPK International Affairs Department. — VNA/VNS Photo Van Duc

Deputy foreign minister Le Hoai Trung responds to press questions at the International Media Center on Wednesday on the preparations for the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) chairman Kim Jong Un. The facility in Hanoi is hosting thousands of Vietnamese and foreign reporters covering the second DPRK-USA summit. — VNA/VNS Photo

A high ranking delegation from the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday visited the northeastern city of Hai Phong, where they met local authorities and toured Vinfast factory, Vietnam’s first carmaker. — VNA/VNS Photo An Dang

Vietnamese armoured vehicles and armed forces stand guard around the Melia Hotel on Ly Thuong Kiet Street in the city’s downtown, where the chairman of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un is staying for his second summit with US President Donald Trump. — VNS Photo Doan Tung

Vietnam Government representatives wave the flags of Vietnam and the US as US President Donald Trump left for his hotel the JW Marriott after having a discussion and lunch with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi yesterday, ahead of his much anticipated meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. — VNA/VNS Photo Doan Tan

DPRK chairman Kim Jong Un’s car, escorted by Vietnamese police officers, passes the Opera House in central Hanoi before he arrived at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi on Wednesday evening to meet with US President Donald Trump. — VNA/VNS Photo Trong Dat