Hanoi T-Shirt Designer Cashes in on Trump-Kim Summit

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22 February 2019 10:04 WIB

Image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen on a t-shirt of Vietnamese shop owner Truong Thanh Duc at his shop selling t-shirts with images of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ahead of USA-DPRK Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam February 21, 2019. For Truong Thanh Duc, a t-shirt designer in Hanoi, the upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a chance to debut a fresh collection. REUTERS/Kham

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Vietnamese shop owner Truong Thanh Duc prints t-shirts for sale with images of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ahead of USA-DPRK Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam February 21, 2019. While it may not have the glamour of the big fashion shows in Paris, Milan or New York, Duc's shop in Hanoi's Old City is turning heads thanks to a new line of Kim and Trump-themed apparel. REUTERS/Kham

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Vietnamese shop owner Truong Thanh Duc prints t-shirts for sale with images of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ahead of USA-DPRK Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam February 21, 2019. The 56-year-old had already sold around 200 shirts by late afternoon Thursday, his first day selling the garments. Purchases were up about 50 per cent from an average day, he said. "I like to sell pictures of great men in the world," Duc told dpa at the shop where he designs and prints his shirts. REUTERS/Kham

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A man selling t-shirts with the image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un displays a design ahead of the North Korea-United States Hanoi Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam February 21, 2019. Included in the new collection is a shirt with Trump and Kim's faces and the word "peace." Another has an image of Trump donning the traditional conical hat worn in Vietnam. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

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A man selling t-shirts with the image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un displays a design ahead of the North Korea-United States Hanoi Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam February 21, 2019. They sell for 100,000 dong a piece, or about 4.30 dollars, and join clothing with other "great men" such as Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama and Che Guevara, among others. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

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Vietnamese shop owner Truong Thanh Duc displays t-shirts for sale with images of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ahead of USA-DPRK Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam February 21, 2019. He added that he was hopeful that the summit in Vietnam's capital on February 27 and 28 would help the ongoing peace efforts on the Korean Peninsula. "We are a country that has experienced much war, so we understand and expect good things to happen at this summit in my country," he said. REUTERS/Kham

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