Today, 17 February 2009, Afternoon Edition

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  • 10 1 TODAY Tuesday February 17, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • 34 1 EU move on deficits European Union Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia warned yesterday that Brussels could take action soon against EU member states which let their budget deficits blow out. Page B2
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  • NEWS LATEST
    • 40 1 China and the United States will resume their military dialogue at the end of this month after Beijing suspended it last year in protest against US arms sales to Taiwan, a Pentagon spokesman said yesterday. Page 14
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    • 38 1 Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic will face two charges of genocide before the United Nations Yugoslav war crimes tribunal instead of one originally lodged among 11 total criminal counts, the court said yesterday. Page 14
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  • SPORTS LATEST
    • 33 1 Arsenal forward Eduardo made a triumphant return after his injury nightmare as the Croatian's double clinched a 4-0 win over Cardiff in their FA Cup fourth round replay yesterday. Page 28
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    • 35 1 Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps will not be prosecuted in connection with his admission that he smoked from a bong at a South Carolina college party last November, police said yesterday. Page 29
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  • 611 1  -  NEOCHAICHIN PUBLICTRANSPORT FARES MPs hope for 3-to-io cent cuts; analyst expects phased reduction chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg ONE Parliamentarian thinks the cut in EZ Link card fares could be as large as 10 cents; another is hoping for a three- to five-cent reduction. In the
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  • 785 1  -  CHEOWXINYL LEONG WEE KEAT AND cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN he and leaders of two other staff unions were informed last week of a meeting with the management of Singapore Airlines, president of the Air Line Pilots Asso-ciation-Singapore (Alpa-S) P James braced himself for turbulence. A pilot
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  • NEWS
    • 538 2 AGENCIES AUSTRALIAN WILDFIRE SUSPECT Officials urge outraged nation to let justice prevail MELBOURNE The only person so far accused of lighting one of Australia's deadly wildfires was named publicly yesterday as officials urged a nation outraged by the alleged arson to let justice take its
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    • 517 2  -  TEOXUANWEI TODAY FILE PHOTO xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN Mr David Yeo learnt last week that the Singapore Flyer was giving out free tickets during the weekend, he decided to bring his girlfriend to the giant observation wheel as a Valentine's Day surprise.
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    • 481 3  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg FACING the wrath of bushfire victims in Australia, electricity provider SP AusNet is vowing to "vigorously defend" itself against a class action suit lodged in the state of Victoria but not before first watching its share
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    • 374 3 AGENCIES CLINTON IN JAPAN TOKYO United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton the first American top diplomat in half a century to start her job with a trip to Asia praised US ties with the region after arriving in Japan yesterday. Mrs Clinton said
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    • 512 6  -  LINYANQIN JOB HUNTING jod seeKers less cnoosy now than in 2003, though younger ones can be unrealistic yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg WITH the lessons of at least one downturn behind them, not as many older job seekers this time are being choosy. Younger job seekers, however, are a different matter with
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    • 519 6  -  'ONG DAI LIN LINYANQIN ANDONG DAILIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg A JOB seeker might turn up for a walk-in interview after spotting a recruitment advertisement, only to find himself unprepared to handle the questions asked and how to present himself. Others might find that they lack the
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    • 340 8 WAGE WOES 44% of employers here to freeze base pay compared to 35% average in Asia ALMOST one in two (44 per cent) companies here have indicated they intend to freeze the base pay of their executives this year 9 percentage points more than their counterparts
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    • 215 8 IT HAS been hazy, but be prepared for the haziness to linger, at least for the next two to three days. That is what has been predicted as light wind conditions mean particles in the air are not dispersed. Smoke from vegetation fires
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
      • 97 8 Better facilities, ventilation, ramps and more space for the elderly and handicapped will be among some of the features after the hawker centres at Blkn Telok Blangah Crescent and Blk 1, 2 and 3 Commonwealth Drive reopen in the first quarter of next year following
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      • 77 8 GlaxoSmithKline and nine welfare homes under the Ministry of Community, Development, Youth and Sports yesterday launched a mass influenza vaccination exercise for some 2,000 elderly residents and frontline caregivers. According to the Health Promotion Board (HPB), at least two people die from influenza-related causes
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    • 307 10  -  ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com. sg A MAN who vandalised a wall at Parliament House last month was acquitted yesterday, because the authorities found Mr Koh Chan Meng to be of unsound mind when he committed the offence. However, he will be warded at the Institute of
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    • 134 10  -  TEOXUANWEI More than three weeks after a Caucasian man and a Singaporean woman were arrested for strolling around Holland Village totally nude, no charges have been pressed against them yet. Police said investigations are still ongoing. The naked pair stunned drinkers and diners when
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    • 382 10  -  ZULOTHMAN ZULOTHMAN SUNSHINE EMPIRECASE He vcan afford it says lawyer of boss who asks permission to leave country zul@mediacorp.com. sg HE WAS one of four people charged with being involved in a fraudulent investment scheme in connection with the controversial multi-level marketing firm Sunshine Empire
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    • 248 12  -  SUFIANSUDERMAN TEMASEK DESIGN SCHOOL sufian@mediacorp.com.sg "SPOT the slackers" was the theme of the posters they designed, but Yeo Wanqi and Jaslyn Lim Mci Luan are definitely not ones for goofing off. In fact, the work they did for Temasek Design School (TDS) has won them top
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  • WORLD
    • 351 14 AP BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS PYONGYANG North Korea celebrated the 67th birthday of leader Kirn Jong 11, with state media lauding him as a "heavenmade commander" and citizens turning out to dance in the streets of the freezing capital. The celebrations came amid high tensions over Pyongyang's
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    • 202 14 AFP THE HAGUE Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic will face two charges of genocide before the United Nations Yugoslav war crimes tribunal instead of one originally lodged among 11 total criminal counts, the court said yesterday. A pre-trial chamber of judges had
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    • 199 14 AFP WASHINGTON China and the United States will resume their military dialogue at the end of this month after Beijing suspended it last year in protest against US arms sales to Taiwan, a Pentagon spokesman said yesterday. Mr Bryan Whitman
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    • EYE ON ASIA
      • 98 14 AP China Lhinese quality investigators have found that milk products from a unit of France's Groupe Danone SA are melamine-free, and also said an unapproved additive used by Mengniu Dairy Group, is safe but was used illegally. The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision
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      • 88 14 AP China A Chinese blogger whose satirical postings have gained a wide following was stabbed in the stomach after givng a reading, witnesses and friends said yesterday. MrXu Lai, was attacked Saturday svening at a Beijing Danxiangjie Book Store. The blogger, who is also
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      • 79 14 AP Malaysia Authorities in Malaysia arrested 26 unmarried Muslim couples in hotel rooms during Operation Valentine aimed at curbing illegal premarital sex in a conservative country. The couples were detained for sharing rooms in Kuantan a crime which carries a maximum fine of US$2BO ($424)
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    • 544 15 AGENCIES, THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER MALAYSIAN POLITICS PKR politician outraged over nude photos leak KUALA LUMPUR Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) politician and Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson Elizabeth Wong is facing a scandal over nude photos and videos of her that have been circulating via MMS. The photographs of M s
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    • 189 15 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian marine commandos arrested seven suspected Indonesian pirates after a dramatic high-seas chase in the Malacca Strait early yesterday. The pirates were captured after a 40-minute, pre-dawn pursuit in which they lobbed explosives at the commandos and tried to ram their
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    • 304 16 AGENCIES PAKISTAN POLITICS PESHAWAR The Pakistan government and Islamic hardliners signed an agreement yesterday to enforce Syariah law in the north-western Malakand area, which includes the Swat valley. "All laws against Syariah will be abolished and Syariah will be enforced under this justice system," said
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    • 178 16 AP CARACAS Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says a referendum victory that removed limits on his re-election is a mandate to intensify his socialist agenda for decades to come. Opponents warn of an impending dictatorship. Sunday's vote is key to the country, split between those
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    • 359 17 THE NEWYORKTIMES PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTERS WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama has slammed high-flying executives travelling in cushy jets at a time of economic turmoil. But soon he will have to decide whether to proceed with some of the priciest aircraft in the world a new fleet
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    • 611 18 THE GUARDIAN ECONOMIC CRISIS 465,000 race to apply for places at British universities LONDON The recession has triggered a scramble for places at universities with a record-breaking 465,000 people applying for degree courses which begin this September and a significant increase in the number of older
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    • 336 19 AFP PRISON BREAK Duo brazenly escape French jail using explosives LILLE (France) Two gangsters who blasted their way out of a French prison and led police on a high-speed cross-country chase yesterday appeared to be headed towards Belgium, police said. The convicts, armed with at least
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    • 176 19 AFP LONDON British and French nuclear submarines collided in the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month, media reports said yesterday. Britain's HMS Vanguard and France's Le Triomphant were both damaged in the Feb 4 crash, but there were no reports of damage to their
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  • voices
    • 862 20  -  AGATHA KOH BRAZIL COFFEEWITH voices editor agatha@mediacorp.com.sg He #s 21 with a middle-aged heart and a 2nd stab at life YOU may tell someone you love him or her with all your heart, but in reality, the heart has very little role to play
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    • 274 21  -  Tan Hui Cheng PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS Will current low salary be enough to entice more qualified, willing candidates to help educate our kids? Letter from FROM January this year, all new pre-school teachers must have at least five O-level passes, including a credit in English, as well as
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    • 157 21  - Off-Peak Cars and family bonding Jimmy Ho Kwok Hoong Letter from IT IS heartening to learn that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is planning to encourage existing motorists to switch their vehicles to Off Peak ones ("Car-ving out change", Feb 13). The restricted OPC hours on Saturdays should not just
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    • 203 21  -  DRJAMES DOBSON BY............. HOW A CHILD VIEWS DIVORCE A secondary school teacher recently sent me a poem written by one of her students, Does A Child Understand? I'd like to share it with you. Such a touchy topic; does a child understand the gradual separation of
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    • 1080 22  -  MAYO MARTIN DIY PUBLISHING Vanity publishing? It's not as ugly as you think jnayo@mediacorp. com.sg LAST December, writer Lee Ju-lyn spent an entire weekend cafe-hop-ping around Boat Quay, Dhoby Ghaut, Bugis and Orchard Road. No, it wasn't an experiment on the human limits of caffeine
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    • 82 22 CONCERT DATE REVISED Update your gig guide. According to organisers, Joey Yung's concert here has now been changed to Apr 18, 7.30pm at the Max Pavilion Singapore Expo. Tickets from $68 to $148 at Sistic outlets. LATE NITE ESPLANADE This month's instalment of the concert series features alternative
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    • 433 24  -  MAYO MARTIN PHOTOGRAPHY Japanese exhibit looks at the art side of advertising mayo@mediacorp.com.sg ADVERTISEMENTS of Pokka canned coffee, Shiseido cosmetics, a travel agency, and a Sanyo Aqua washing machine hang inside the gallery. But the only thing that's being sold here is the idea of good aesthetics.
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    • Article, Illustration
      498 25  -  MAYO MARTIN ART EXHIBIT 'oung artists turn printnakers at BMW exhibit mayo@mediacorp.com.sg DONNA Ong may be known for creating intricate room-sized art installations but for her newest works, she took a slight detour into the realm of printmaking. It was an experience that was "quite intimidating and
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  • health
    • 688 26 THENEWYORKTIMES BIRTH DEFECTS Patients advised to lose weight or undergo bariatric surgery before pregnancy OBESE women are more likely to have babies with rare but serious birth defects, a new study confirmed. These include spina bifida and other neural tube defects, and, to
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  • sports
    • 208 28 BLOOMBERG LONDON Russian billionaire AlisherUsmanov's investment company has increased its stake in English Premier League soccer team Arsenal to more than 25 per cent. The move comes four months after Usmanov, Arsenal's largest shareholder, said he wanted to reach the landmark, which
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    • 616 28 AFP AFTERNOON LATEST Croatian scores 2 goals on return from injury FA Cup Fourth Round Replay Arsenal 4 Cardiff o LONDON Arsenal forward Eduardo made a triumphant return after his injury nightmare as the Croatian's double clinched a 4-0 win over Cardiff in their FA Cup fourth
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    • 362 29 BLOOMBERG AFTERNOON LATEST lNot enough evidence to book swimmer' COLUMBIA (South Carolina) Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals in Beijing in 2008, will not be prosecuted in connection with his admission that he smoked from a bong at a
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    • 414 29  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg LAST month, Olympic champion Michael Phelps hit the headlines for the wrong reasons after a photograph of him using a "bong", a device used to smoke marijuana, was splashed across the pages of British tabloid The News of the World. The
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    • 378 30  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Great Eastern say local football will give them great exposure linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg THEY have taken over from one of their biggest rivals as one of two main backers of local professional club football, but Great Eastern Life Assurance Co Ltd are not looking
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    • 224 30  -  TANYO-HINN THE fans came out in force, but sadly, the two teams opening the Great EasternYeo's S-League 2009 season failed to serve up goals. Tampines Rovers and Home United, both with aspirations to win the title, shared the spoils in a 0-0 draw in front of 3,377
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    • 442 30  -  LAN DE COTTA Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009 Geylang United vAlbirex Niigata Bedok Stadium, 7.45pm ian@mediacorp.com.sg TONIGHT, Geylang United host Albirex Niigata at the Bedok Stadium in their opening Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League match with their experiment, of having three coaches call the
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    • 423 31  -  PEARLYNTHAM FORTHE WOMEN New campaign encourages the allocation of me-time pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg WHAT comes to your mind when you see a number beside a name? In most cases, you would associate it with the person's age. But age has nothing to do with the numbers in the
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    • 320 31  -  PEARLYNTHAM FOR the bargain-hunter, less is always more when it comes to sales and discounts. And furnishings chain Ikea has taken that idea literally in the "Expect the unexpected" advertising campaign for its ongoing home furnishing sale. In the ads, a nude couple is clad in nothing
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    • 328 32 .BLOOMBERG CHINA, the world's second-biggest energy user, will offer preferential lending rates for overseas oil investments and may tap the country's US$l.95 trillion ($2.9 trillion) foreign-exchange reserves to help companies buy fields abroad. The nation may set up an oil fund to boost
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    • 353 32 .AFP JAPAN'S ECONOMY Plunge in demand for Japanese goods; analysts say things could get worse TOKYO Japan is facing its biggest economic crisis since World War 11, the government warned yesterday, after Asia's biggest economy suffered its worst contraction in almost 35 years in the
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    • 834 33  -  PAULKRUGMAN THE NEWYORKTIMES BUSINESS COMMENT Too much debt, too few assets. Are policymakers ready to break vicious circle? BY NOW, everyone knows the sad tale of Bernard Madoff s duped investors. They looked at their statements and thought they were rich. But then, one day,
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      • 89 34 Sluggish trade European stock exchanges wilted in sluggish trade as investors showed hesitancy while waiting for Wall Street to re-open today after a long Presidents' Day weekend. Investors weighed poor data out of Japan and the weekend summit of finance ministers from the world's leading industrialised nations, which
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      • 79 34 Close below US$37 Oil prices slid with New York crude falling under US$37 a barrel as the market reacted to forecasts of weak energy demand made at the end of last week. New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery next month, shed 71 US cents
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      • 53 34 Price may rise Gold may advance as investors buy the metal to diversify portfolios and preserve their wealth as the global economy sags. April futures climbed US$2.2O to U*****40 in electronic trading on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The US market was closed for the
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    • 638 34  -  TAN HUI LENG PRIVATE HOMES A bad month for home sales could be followed by upturn huileng@mediacorp.com.sg JANUARY was a ghastly month for the private home market. Sales hit a two-year low, as the prime downtown areas saw zero launches and just about half of
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    • 363 34 BLOOMBERG BRUSSELS European Union Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia warned yesterday that Brussels could take action soon against EU member states which let their budget deficits blow out. "The rules were established for everybody and must be respected," he told reporters as he arrived to
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      • 145 35 FILE PHOTO: BLOOMBERG I He calls it "the biggest swindle in American history" and it's a story he wants to bring to a cinema near you. American filmmaker Michael Moore (picture), known for his controversial political films, is calling for Wall Street workers to tell him all
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        • 85 35 Japan's Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa denied he was drunk during a G-7 press conference in Rome on Feb 14, where he had difficulty understanding questions and slurred his words. "I wouldn't drink before a G-7 meeting," he told reporters yesterday. Chief Cabinet Secretary
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        • 99 35 Millipore, a United States-listed life sciences firm, has pumped US$2 million ($3.8 million) into a new laboratory and training facility in Singapore's Science Park. The facility, measuring 8,000 square feet, will provide support and technical services to the company's bio-manu-facturing customers in Asia. It
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      • 218 35  -  ESTHER FUNG CHANGINGTIMES Jeweller hopes to capitalise on the mood of the times esther@mediacorp.com.sg AMID an economic recession where consumers are less willing to spend, Mainboard-listed jeweller Aspial Corp has found a way of riding on the mood of the times: It is entering the pawnbroking
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      • 273 35  -  LEONG WEE KEAT AGAINST the recent swell of protectionism in some countries, senior officials of the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) have decided to monitor the group's commitment to free trade, they said after a two-day meeting that ended yesterday in Singapore. Last November, Apec leaders
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