Lee Jae-myung Visits Hanoi’s Thang Long Imperial Citadel During Vietnam State Trip

President Lee Jae-myung on April 24 (local time) visited Vietnam’s Thang Long Imperial Citadel, a cultural heritage site, with Vietnamese Communist Party chief and state president To Lam and his spouse as part of a friendship program.
 
Lee, on a state visit to Vietnam, wore a tie featuring red and blue Taegeuk colors, while first lady Kim Hye-kyung wore a white two-piece outfit.
 
The presidential office said the couple chose coordinated attire symbolizing a single Korean flag, expressing national pride and a desire to deepen friendship between the two countries.
 
After arriving, Lee entered an artifacts exhibition hall, viewed traditional items and listened to explanations from citadel officials.
 
He then moved with Lam to the rear garden of Kinh Thien Palace to watch performances, including a Vietnamese traditional lion dance troupe.
 
In a briefing on April 23 at a hotel in downtown Hanoi, presidential office spokesperson Lee Kyu-yeon said the citadel, blending architectural styles from China, Vietnam and France, long symbolized Vietnam’s political center and was listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site in 2010.