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| ▲ South Korean first lady Kim Hea Kyung (C) and Ngo Phuong Ly (L), spouse of Vietnam's top leader To Lam, view exhibits at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul, accompanied by the museum's director Yoo Hong-joon. (Yonhap) |
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First lady, spouse of Vietnam's top leader tour museum
BY Kim Eun-jung
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Hea Kyung and Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of Vietnam's top leader To Lam, toured the National Museum of Korea on Monday as part of a spousal exchange program for a state visit by the Vietnamese leader.
Ly, wearing a yellow ao dai, toured the museum alongside Kim, dressed in a light pink hanbok, accompanied by museum director Yoo Hong-jun.
During the tour, Kim introduced symbolic exhibits, such as the pensive Bodhisattva, royal protocol manuscripts, moon jars, Buddha statues and artifacts from ancient temples.
She noted that the museum housing extensive historical and art collections has recently seen a sharp surge in visitors thanks to the popularity of the Netflix animated film "K-Pop Demon Hunters."
Ly responded that young people in Vietnam love K-pop and kimbap, the seaweed-wrapped rice roll, and showed interest in the miniature of Bodhisattva during their stop at a gift shop, according to a pool report.
Earlier in the day, the two spouses met at the presidential office to exchange views on cultural and people-to-people exchanges.
On Sunday, Ly met Vietnamese women living in South Korea and expressed her commitment to supporting them and the children of multicultural families, according to the office.
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