InterviewVietnam to approve TPP-11 by November, prime minister says
Hanoi's ratification would be fourth of six needed for trade deal to take effect
A port in Ho Chi Minh City. Some U.S. policy also benefits Vietnamese exports, such as a program that connects local enterprises to global companies. © Reuters
TOMOYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer
October 7, 2018 04:29 JST
HANOI -- Vietnam will likely ratify the 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement in a parliamentary session ending in November, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Nikkei and other outlets Saturday, in what would be a major step toward bringing the deal into force.