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A T-shirt with images of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is displayed at a tourist area in Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb. 25. AP-Yonhap

By Kim Yoo-chul, Lee Min-hyung

HANOI _ All eyes are on what will take place in the Vietnamese capital this week as the leaders of North Korea and the United States are coming here for another summit.

More than 2,600 foreign journalists have entered Vietnam to cover the historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

After months of confrontation and diplomatic ups and downs, as well as rhetorical escalation, this week's summit is expected to produce "substantial results," unlike their first meeting in Singapore last year that only produced a vaguely worded commitment from North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.

Not surprisingly, with just two days to go before the crucial second meeting between them, security checks rose to the "highest level" along major streets from Noi Bai Airport, the primary entrance to the Vietnamese capital, and at five-star hotels in downtown Hanoi, as well as the international media center at the historic Cultural Friendship Palace.

Security cameras have been installed all along the street. JW M0arriott Hotel and Melia Hotel, where Trump and Kim are expected to stay during their summit, respectively, were designated as "security zones," meaning live broadcasts by the media will be banned until the summit ends.

Despite the continued thorough security checks in and around all summit venues as officials here are scrambling to put the finishing touches in place for the summit, the Vietnamese people and international media outlets seem to be welcoming the upcoming meeting.

The national flags of Vietnam, the United States and North Korea line the main streets in downtown Hanoi in preparation for the meeting. Hotels near the venues predicted to host the upcoming summit are "fully booked."

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