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Vietnam's Leader to Visit North Korea After 20 Years

9/26/2025

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To Lam, Vietnam's Communist Party chief, plans a North Korea visit next month—the first Vietnamese leader in nearly 20 years.
The visit has not been officially announced; preparations remain underway.
Lam is expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the trip.
This year marks 75 years of diplomatic relations with North Korea; the last Vietnamese leader visited in 2007.

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To Lam, Vietnam's Communist Party chief, plans a North Korea visit next month—the first Vietnamese leader in nearly 20 years.
The visit has not been officially announced; preparations remain underway.
Lam is expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the trip.
This year marks 75 years of diplomatic relations with North Korea; the last Vietnamese leader visited in 2007.