As North Korea ponders economic reform, its top diplomat to visit Vietnam

FILE PHOTO: North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho attends the Asean Regional Forum Retreat Session in Singapore August 4, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su

HANOI/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's foreign minister, Ri Yong Ho, will visit Vietnam this month to learn about its model of economic reform, a diplomatic source and media reported on Wednesday.

Ri will visit the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, for three days from Nov. 27 to inspect industrial zones and interview economic experts, a diplomatic source with direct knowledge of the trip told Reuters.