Tourist take a river tour along the waterfront next to the Merlion statue (R) on November 9, 2009 in Singapore. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged fellow Asia-Pacific leaders to explore new economic growth models that will benefit the region's poor at a summit here this week, diplomats said. Lee, host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting on November 14-15, said in a letter to the grouping's 20 other leaders that APEC has to 'explore new growth paradigms' and make sure that 'benefits are spread wider to our people. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

Tourist take a river tour along the waterfront next to the Merlion statue (R) on November 9, 2009 in Singapore. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged fellow Asia-Pacific leaders to explore new economic growth models that will benefit the region's poor at a summit here this week, diplomats said. Lee, host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting on November 14-15, said in a letter to the grouping's 20 other leaders that APEC has to 'explore new growth paradigms' and make sure that 'benefits are spread wider to our people.

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  2. Singapore Prime MInister Lee Hsien Loong delivers his speech at the APEC Ministerial Meeting welcoming reception in Singapore on November 10, 2009 ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the city on November 14-15.
  3. Singapore Prime MInister Lee Hsien Loong delivers his speech at the APEC Ministerial Meeting welcoming reception in Singapore on November 10, 2009 ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the city on November 14-15.
  4. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at a Tokyo hotel on October 7, 2009. Lee is now here on a four-day visit to Tokyo.
  5. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) is greeted by Fujio Mitarai, the leader of Japan's largest business group Keidanren, prior to their talks at Keidanren headquarters in Tokyo on October 7, 2009. Lee is now here on a four-day visit to Tokyo.
  6. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) shakes hands with Fujio Mitarai, the leader of Japan's largest business group Keidanren, prior to their talks at Keidanren headquarters in Tokyo on October 7, 2009. Lee is now here on a four-day visit to Tokyo.
  7. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (R) and his Singaporean conterpart Lee Hsien Loong (L) smile as they walk into a meeting room at the Istana presidential palace during the former's visit to Singapore on November 18, 2009. Vanhanen is on a two-day official visit in Singapore.
  8. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (R) shakes hands with his Singaporean conterpart Lee Hsien Loong (L) at the Istana presidential palace during the former's visit to Singapore on November 18, 2009. Vanhanen is on a two-day official visit in Singapore.
  9. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (3rd L) inspects a guard of honour followed by his Singaporean conterpart Lee Hsien Loong (2nd L) at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on November 18, 2009. Vanhanen is on a two-day official visit in Singapore.
  10. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (C) inspects a guard of honour followed by his Singaporean conterpart Lee Hsien Loong (2nd L-behind) at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on November 18, 2009. Vanhanen is on a two-day official visit in Singapore.
  11. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) welcomes Mexico's President Felipe Calderon for the APEC Leaders Summit at the Istana in Singapore November 14, 2009.
  12. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks at a news conference at the end of the APEC Summit in Singapore November 15, 2009.
  13. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (2nd R) and his wife Ho Ching welcome Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper (2nd L) and his wife Laureen (L) at an evening reception for the APEC Leaders Summit in Singapore November 14, 2009.
  14. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the APEC Leaders Summit at the Istana in Singapore November 14, 2009.
  15. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) chats with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a call at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on November 16, 2009. Medvedev made the first ever official visit by a Russian leader to Singapore to forge stronger ties with the high-tech island as he seeks to modernize Russia's economy.
  16. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shakes hands with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on November 16, 2009. Medvedev made the first ever official visit by a Russian leader to Singapore to forge stronger ties with the high-tech island as he seeks to modernize Russia's economy.

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