Staff members prepare the venue for the Finance Ministerial Meeting at the Hawaii Convention Center ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Honolulu, Hawaii November 7, 2011. Leaders of major nations bordering the Pacific will meet from Wednesday to Sunday in Hawaii to work towards building a regional free trade area and an environmental initiative to help spur world economic growth.[Photo/Xinhua]

A staff member walks past a banner of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu November 7, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]