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The foreign ministers and central bank governors of Asean and three East Asian partner countries vowed yesterday to push back against protectionist measures they warned could derail world economic recovery.

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THE foreign ministers and central bank governors of Asean and three East Asian partner countries vowed yesterday to push back against protectionist measures they warned could derail world economic recovery.

"We. . . recognise the importance of