Vietnam to approve TPP-11 by November, prime minister says

Hanoi's ratification would be fourth of six needed for trade deal to take effect

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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

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.

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