Singaporean PM contemplates Hanoi center, tries local food
(VOVWORLD) - Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took a walk around Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi and enjoyed the capital's cuisine on Sunday evening upon his arrival.
 Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong takes photos of Hoan Kiem Lake. (photo: VOV) |
He used his mobile phone to take photos of crowded restaurants, the Ba Kieu temple, the Ngoc Son temple, and entertainment activities on the pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem Lake. He then visited the Ngoc Son Temple, a special national relic dating from the 19th century where he was told the legend of Hoan Kiem Lake and the tortoise specimen displayed here.
 This is the fifth visit to Vietnam by Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. (photo: VOV) |
Hoan Kiem Lake is often included in the schedule of foreign leaders to visit Hanoi, because it’s seen as the "Heart of the Capital", which contains various cultural values of thousands of years of civilization of Thang Long-Hanoi.