First lady visits Hanoi museum with wife of Vietnam's top leader

▲ South Korean first lady Kim Hea Kyung (L) and Ngo Phuong Ly, the wife of Vietnam's top leader To Lam (R), view toys during their visit to the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on April 23, 2026. (Yonhap)

▲ South Korean first lady Kim Hea Kyung (2nd from L) and Ngo Phuong Ly (3rd from L), the wife of Vietnam's top leader To Lam, view exhibits at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on April 23, 2026. (Yonhap)

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First lady visits Hanoi museum with wife of Vietnam's top leader

By Kim Eun-jung

HANOI, April 23 (Yonhap) -- First lady Kim Hea Kyung and Ngo Phuong Ly, the wife of Vietnam's top leader To Lam, visited a folklore museum in Hanoi on Thursday and bonded over cultural exchanges.

Kim, who is accompanying President Lee Jae Myung on his state visit to Vietnam, toured the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology with Ly to view traditional clothing, textiles and jewelry of Vietnam's ethnic groups.

At a Korea-themed exhibit, Kim took note of a traditional Korean hat, called "gat," saying it was featured in the Netflix animated film "KPop Demon Hunters."

Kim wore a pink ao dai, Vietnam's traditional dress, which she received as a return gift from Ly, who had been presented with traditional Korean clothing, hanbok, during her visit to South Korea in August 2025.

Kim expressed hope that their exchange of traditional clothing would further promote cultural ties and deepen friendship between the peoples of the two nations.

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