Hanoi prepares for APEC

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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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