11.   The Sumatra Island city is the trading hub in a major palm oil-, rubber-and coffee-producing region.

12.   This wealth has bred a self-confidence in which nothing seems impossible, not even the idea of becoming an Asian trading hub.

13.   In major international trading hubs like Dubai, Singapore or Hong Kong, there are always intermediaries who can falsify cargo manifests, Haislip added.

14.   It is already established as a regional trading hub and is promoting itself as a business and tourism center.