Hanoi barber offering complimentary Trump and Kim Jong Un hairstyles

A Hanoi barber is offering complimentary Trump and Kin Jong Un hairstyles in anticipation of the summit between the US President and North Korean leader.

Tuan Duong Beauty Academy is running the promotion to February 28 as thousands of officials and journalists descend on the Vietnamese capital for the second summit between Trump and Kim since their historic first meeting in Singapore last June.

Owner of the salon, Le Tuan Duong told Reuters that he was "doing this for fun but was surprised how many people have responded".

Vietnamese barber is offering free haircuts to anyone who wants to copy the distinctive hairstyles of Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. https://t.co/LbIHjK10q4

— @aeppel.bsky.social (@TimAeppel) February 19, 2019

“I love peace. I hate war so much. So many people in my family have died, so I support this summit very much,” said Duong, who lost two of his uncles during the Vietnam War.

Although warmly welcomed by some, certain publicity stunts such as this at the expense of the North Korean leadership have the potential to be frowned upon.

In 2014, officials from the North Korean embassy in London complained to a barber who had used the phrase “Bad Hair Day?” under a photograph of the portly Kim to offer discounts on haircuts.

A hair salon in #Hanoi is offering free #KimJongUn and @realDonaldTrump ’s haircut ahead of their summit in #vietnam #HanoiSummit . Here are some of his customers and link to our story https://t.co/kB8NkxzzPW pic.twitter.com/zJJKIi9qZd

— Mai Nguyen (@MaiNikkei) February 19, 2019

Epic...it seems to have started a little later than last year but the quirks of the Trump/Kim summit build up are back. Singapore has the burgers, Hanoi has haircuts https://t.co/VjrCgJhvBq

— Siobhán Robbins Sky (@SiobhanRobbins) February 19, 2019