Just over 50 years ago, US B-52 bombers were pummeling Hanoi at the height of the Vietnam War. Now the Vietnamese capital is playing host to a US President as he meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the hope of ending a separate war.
The city's reinvention since the end of the war is part of the reason it was selected for the important summit with Kim. Washington is sending a message to North Korea -- a former US enemy can become a strong friend and a vibrant economy if it's willing to cooperate.
The night before his historic summit with President Trump last June, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took a surprise stroll in downtown Singapore to see the sights of the wealthy capitalist city.
The inference seemed clear. If cash-strapped Pyongyang chooses to engage the world -- and ditch its nuclear weapons -- this could be its future.
Experts believe the Trump administration plans to sell North Korea on a model such as communist Vietnam, highlighting its relationship with Washington as well as its economic boom since adopting market reforms. And all the North Koreans have to do, Washington is expected to say, is give up their nukes.
*Let us invite Peace, war never solved a problem but created death and devastation to all parties. Just a thought.
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