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Trump-Kim summit: Hanoi buzzing with T-shirts, flags and haircuts
Clever Hanoi entrepreneurs are cashing in on the second summit between North Korea and US, to be held on February 27-28.

Hanoi, Vietnam – The leaders of the United States and North Korea are meeting in the Vietnam capital, Hanoi, on February 27 and 28 in a follow-up to last year’s historic Singapore summit.
As Hanoi gears up to host Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, it’s not just the beefed-up security, sold-out hotels and fluttering flags across Hanoi that are marking the occasion. Locals in Hanoi have used the occasion to market their skills and businesses, and it has been it a happening week for the tourists.
Bars are also serving drinks dubbed “Peace Negroniations”, inspired by the popular Negroni cocktail; stores are selling T-shirts bearing Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s faces; and even hairdressers are offering free cuts to those eager to replicate the hairstyles of the two leaders.


![The square opposite the Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi is hosting an exhibition but also providing locals and tourists a photo spot with the Us, North Korean and Vietnamese flags. [Faras Ghani/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/91e567b94cf840e99522a3a19776c10c_8.jpeg?fit=770%2C514&quality=80)


![Bemused and amused locals grabbed the opportunity to come out of their work places, taking photos and waiting for the two leaders to drive past. [Faras Ghani/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/417273489ed9468eb0d6cf7f280f7926_8.jpeg?fit=770%2C514&quality=80)

![Security has been beefed up in Hanoi in the lead-up to the summit which takes place on Wednesday and Thursday. [FAras Ghani/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/05824f73ae314b449aca36c7489065a3_8.jpeg?fit=770%2C514&quality=80)
![In addition to police officials, the Vietnamese government also has extra security on hand to guard the leaders and their teams during their visit. [Faras Ghani/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/0694c07bb86c40ff8d89a9a240a78bb7_8.jpeg?fit=770%2C514&quality=80)


