Vietnam, partners look to sign Pacific-rim trade pact in February
The Vietnamese government expects to sign an agreement with 11 other nations in early February to finalize their negotiated terms of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, taking another step to turn one of the most ambitious trade pacts into reality.
According to local media, Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang made the announcement at a government meeting this week, saying that the agreement, better known as TPP, would possibly take effect in 2018.
