Hanoi prepares for APEC
(agencies) Updated: 2006-11-13 10:18

Vietnamese gem trader Dao Trong Cuong puts the
finishing touches to a gem-made portrait of Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono as portraits of other APEC leaders are displayed in his shop in Hanoi
October 19, 2006. Cuong plans to present his gem-made portraits to leaders of
the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) who will participate in the
upcoming APEC summit to be hosted by Vietnam in mid-November. The portraits of
the leaders in the background are (L-R): Prime Minister Michael Thomas Somare of
Papua New Guinea, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines, Sultan
Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, Prime Minister John Howard of Australia, Prime
Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi of Malaysia, President Hu Jintao of China and
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan. [Reuters]
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