shasta darlington, cnn, havana. >> a catchy tune.s guayabera reminded us of traditional garments we've seen from other countries, modeled each year at the asia pacific summit. leaders traditionally pose wearing the host country's national costumes. one of the most memorable was back in 2006 when vietnam gave the leaders brightly colored silks. in 2007 it was australian made work coats when the summit was held in sydney. in 2008 the leaders wore ponchos made from the fleece of baby alpacas in chile. >> i think one day i should anchor the show -- you can get in touch with our facebook page. do get in touch. if you have something interesting to say, we might feature it on the show. that's it for this edition of world business today. i'm manisha tank in hong kong. >> i'm nina dos santos in london. see you soon.

cnn's shasta darlington following this store for us in today's "globe trekking."ere? >> reporter: well, t.j., there are a lot of people who think he does. he arrived yesterday on this surprise visit, and, remember, he's here to secure the release of alan gross, a man that the cuban government accused of importing communications equipment, satellite communications equipment illegal in cuba supposedly with the aim of trying to connect dissidents to the internet. now, we don't have any details about these negotiations so far, but i did chat briefly with richardson, and he says he doesn't want to comment about his mission or say how long he'll be in cuba but that he might have comments for us at the end of the visit. we also talked briefly with the head of the national assembly here, and he said that he doesn't know why richardson is here and he's not a for tune teller so he doesn't know who he'll go home w.but the reason that there's hope here, that people are optimistic is because of the timing. as you mentioned, the legal proceeding is out of the way, so a lot of p