Washington’s withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership in January 2017 left the pact unfinished and without leadership as it was still at its fledgling stage. However, Tokyo intended to pursue the trade pact despite the US withdrawal in order to complement the “third arrow” of its Abenomics strategy, which is centered on promoting structural economic reforms in Japan.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP 11) passed Parliament on Wednesday, making Australia the fourth signatory nation to ratify the Pacific rim trade deal.

With less than six months left to the February 2019 “deadline” and with a new government in place, the debate on whether Malaysia should ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is picking up steam

Japan's foreign minister has met his new Colombian counterpart and asked the South American country to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.

Japan and Peru "are important partners in promoting free trade," Kono said during talks in Lima, while Popolizio said the two countries share basic values and seek multilateral cooperation.

According to deputy chair of the Vietnam Wood and Forest products Association (Vifores), Vietnamese wooden furniture manufacturers have signed contracts to export products to Canada in 2019 totaling $300 million. The figure was less than $100 million a year in previous years.

Japan’s Foreign Ministry framed the move as “a powerful message from Japan to the world.”

Canadian Minister of International Trade Francois-Philippe Champagne has introduced legislation in the House of Commons for the implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

The legislation needed to ratify the pending Comprehensive and Progressive Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement will be presented to the House of Commons before it rises for the summer, Canada’s international trade minister says.

Fundamental commitments of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and recommendations for businesses took centre stage of a conference co-hosted by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade in Hanoi on May 22.