In pictures: Kim Jong-un's last day in Vietnam

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North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has spent a final day in Vietnam after the abrupt end to talks with US President Donald Trump.

Mr Kim visited a memorial to Vietnamese revolutionary hero Ho Chi Minh after meeting the country's president and prime minister.

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Mr Kim is the first North Korean leader to visit the country since 1964, when his grandfather Kim Il-sung journeyed to the nation.

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He attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Monument to War Heroes and Martyrs in Hanoi

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The leader reportedly bowed his head for a minute to honour Ho Chi Minh, who received aid from North Korea during the Vietnam War

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The memorial follows the day after Mr Kim met Vietnam's President Nguyen Phu Trong

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The leader is due to set off home to North Korea by train on Saturday

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Workers cleaned the streets and mounted flags at Dong Dang train station ahead of his departure

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A bodyguard stood in front of the green train expected to transport Mr Kim home

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The North Korean leader waved goodbye to crowds in Hanoi as he embarked on his journey back home

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