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Vietnamese Crowds Shower Love on President Obama

President Obama received a warm welcome during his first visit to Vietnam.

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People gather along President Barack Obama's motorcade route as he travels in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.

The president's Asia trip is designed to highlight the President's continued pivot to Asia, specifically economic, trade and security cooperation and cement the President's legacy as his second term winds down.

Read: President Obama Arrives in Vietnam for Historic Asia Trip

— Carolyn Kaster / AP
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A crowd gather near Vietnam's presidential palace as Obama begins his three-day visit to Vietnam on May 23 in Hanoi.

Read: Obama in Vietnam Announces End of Longstanding Arms Embargo

— Linh Pham / Getty Images
Image: Children look at the motorcade transporting U.S. President Barack Obama before an arrival ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi, Vietnam

Children look at the motorcade transporting Obama before an arrival ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi on May 23.

— Carlos Barria / Reuters
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A press van in Obama's motorcade drives through a narrow street en route to visit American Chef Anthony Bourdain in Hanoi on May 24.

— Carolyn Kaster / AP
Image: U.S. President Barack Obama talks with Anthony Bourdain after an interview at a shopping area of Hanoi

Obama talks with Anthony Bourdain after an interview in Hanoi.

Read: Bourdain and Obama Eat Cheap Noodles, Drink Cold Beer

— CARLOS BARRIA / Reuters
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Obama greets people as he walks to his motorcade after meeting Anthony Bourdain.

— Carolyn Kaster / AP
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Obama stands with Thich Minh Thong, abbot of the Jade Emperor Pagoda, right, and Duong Ngoc Dung, professor at HoChi Minh City University of Social Sciences and Humanities, in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.

The Jade Emperor Pagoda is one of the most notable and most visited cultural destinations in Ho Chi Minh City.

— Carolyn Kaster / AP
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Obama bows as he visits the Jade Emperor Pagoda with Thich Minh Thong, abbot of the Jade Emperor Pagoda.

— Carolyn Kaster / AP
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Vietnamese wait for Obama outside the Jade Pagoda on May 24.

— DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA
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People hold up a sign welcoming Obama in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.

— Carolyn Kaster / AP
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Obama tours a high-tech display at the DreamPlex Coworking Space in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.

— Carolyn Kaster / AP
Image: U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with a local resident as he leaves after having a dinner with Anthony Bourdain at the restaurant in Hanoi

Obama shakes hands with a local as he leaves after having dinner at Bun cha Huong Lien in Hanoi on May 23.

Bun cha is a traditional Vietnamese dish made of noodle and grilled pork.

— CARLOS BARRIA / Reuters
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Crowds outside of Bun cha Huong Lien greet Obama.

— JIM WATSON / AFP - Getty Images
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Obama shakes hands with local residents outside Bun cha Huong Lien on May 23.

— EPA
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Vietnamese welcome Obama outside the Jade Emperor Pagoda on May 24.

— DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA
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A Vietnamese resident holds up a sign welcoming Obama in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.

— DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA
Image: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the National Convention Center in Hanoi

Obama delivers a speech at the National Convention Center in Hanoi on May 24.

— CARLOS BARRIA / Reuters
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