Tourists enjoy the view at the Merlion park against the Singapore skyline on November 9, 2009. 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 27 months ago

Tourists enjoy the view at the Merlion park against the Singapore skyline on November 9, 2009. 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.