Portrait of President Ho Chi Minh made by Than Chau Ngoc Viet. Photo: Nhandan

Leaders of APEC economies will be presented with their own portraits, which are made of precious stones, when they gather in Viet Nam in November.

According Dao Trong Cuong, director of Than Chau Ngoc Viet Company, his workers and himself, made the portraits in an effort to introduce to foreign guests a special piece of art made by local handicrafters as well as Viet Nam's hospitality.

Deputy Director of the Secretariat of the National Committee on APEC 2006 Nguyen Thanh Chau sent a message appreciating Than Chau Ngoc Viet Company's initiative.

The company was successful in making hundreds of portraits of President Ho Chi Minh, President Ton Duc Thang, General Vo Nguyen Giap, Cuban President Fidel Castro and many other famous people and presented them to museums.

Source: VNA