With Singapore hosting the first ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization, local officials are grabbing the chance to showcase the island nation's commercial success. The government is offering delegates daily tours of its bustling container port, high-tech laboratories, and state-of-the-art airport. Hope is also high that the meeting will make big strides toward wiping out trade barriers in new areas. Boasts a Singapore official: "We're charting the future direction of the WTO."
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