North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s March 1-2 “official goodwill visit” to Vietnam turned out to be blander than what international audiences expected. However, for its less informed domestic populace, North Korea highlighted the event as another diplomatic triumph for the leader.

Following his disappointing summit with Trump, Kim Jong Un’s two-day Vietnam itinerary was reportedly cut short and lacked the excitement that the international community had hoped might lend some insight into Kim’s willingness to implement economic reform, such as possible visits to industrial sites.

In fact, the visit was straight-forward