Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso(C) shakes hands with US President George W. Bush among (L-R top row) Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Taiwan's former Deputy leader Lien Chen, Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet, (L-R below) Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak and Phillipines' President Gloria Arroyo during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit family photo on November 23, 2008 in Lima. Asia-Pacific leaders were to wrap up a summit in which they vowed a united front against the world finance crisis but with bold initiatives looking unlikely to emerge before the meeting adjourned. AFP PHOTO / MARTIN BERNETTI (Photo credit should read MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP/Getty Images)
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