by the UNESCO, being the capital of Vietnam, and as such, a favourable place for Vietnamese leaders to meet North Korean and American leaders. It was reported that when the city in Vietnam was still being discussed, the main contenders were Hanoi (favoured by North Korea because it has its embassy there) and Da Nang (favored by the United States because the 2017 APEC Vietnam summit was held there). On February 8, 2019, Trump confirmed that Hanoi would host the summit. Venue choice North Korean officials had repeatedly investigated the State Guest House and the Hôtel Métropole, Hanoi's first international hotel, the latter of which became the site for the summit. Summit meeting First day Meeting with Vietnamese leaders Trump met General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng around 11:42 am local time. They watched the Vietnamese airline executives sign a series of business deals with U.S. companies. Trump also had a meeting with the Vietnamese prime minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on February 27. One-on-one meeting At Hanoi's Metropole Hotel, Trump and Kim Jong-un had a one-on-one meeting for 30 minutes on Wednesday evening. They started the summit at 6:30 pm local time (6:30am EST) with a handshake and then participated in a one-on-one meeting with interpreters only. Dinner Trump and Kim started with a social dinner in Hanoi on Wednesday. There were a few key attendees at the dinner; seated at the round table were U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, DPRK Vice Chairman Kim Yong-chol, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ri Yong-ho. Trump assured North Korea a "tremendous future for your country" in his initial comments with Kim Jong-un. Kim Jong-un described the second summit as a "courageous political decision" by Trump and also added that there had been "a lot of thinking, effort, and patience" between now and the previous June summit in Singapore. On the first night of the summit, the White House announced that Trump and Kim Jong-un would sign a "joint agreement" the next afternoon. Second day One-on-one meeting During the one-on-one meeting in Hanoi, Kim Jong-un was asked by a reporter if he would consider opening a US liaison office in Pyongyang. Kim Jong-un initially hesitated to answer the question and asked Trump to excuse the press from the summit room, but Trump urged Kim Jong-un to answer the question, to which he responded through an interpreter that