Vietnam’s Leader Makes Rare Visit to North Korea to Bolster Ties

Vietnam’s Communist Party chief To Lam will kick off a three-day state visit to North Korea on Thursday, marking the first trip to Pyongyang by the country’s most powerful leader in almost 20 years.

Lam will attend celebrations marking the Workers’ Party of Korea’s 80th anniversary on Oct. 10, likely joining China’s Premier Li Qiang and a Russian delegation led by former President Dmitry Medvedev at a military parade set to showcase Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons capable of striking the US and its Asian allies.