Singapore, Malaysia and 14 others urge rules-based trading in new tie-up

Future of Investment and Trade Partnership holds ministerial meeting in city-state

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Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, center, speaks during a media briefing in Singapore on Nov. 18. (Photo by Ng Chun Kiat) 

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SINGAPORE -- A new economic grouping comprising Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and 13 other small and medium-sized economies held its first in-person ministerial meeting on Tuesday, calling for a rules-based trading system amid growing turbulence from major power rivalries.

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