Chilean foreign Minister Mariano Fernando Amunategui (L) speaks while George Yeo (R), Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs listens at the APEC 20th anniversay high-level symposium on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. The symposium was held ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the city on November 14-15. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

Chilean foreign Minister Mariano Fernando Amunategui (L) speaks while George Yeo (R), Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs listens at the APEC 20th anniversay high-level symposium on November 10, 2009 in Singapore. The symposium was held ahead of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the city on November 14-15.

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  14. Vietnamese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Doa Viet Trung studies a newspaper ahead of a plenary meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Singapore on November 12, 2009. Asia-Pacific economies led by the United States and China opened annual talks with calls to fight protectionism or risk reversing the region's 'fragile' economic rebound. Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said 'resisting protectionism' was the topmost concern, as foreign and trade ministers from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group met in advance of a weekend summit here.
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