A screen grab taken from Vietnam Host Broadcaster's Nov 15, 2020 live video shows Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga standing next to Japan's Minister of Economics, Trade and Industry Hiroshi Kajiyama as he signs the agreement during the signing ceremony for the RCEP trade pact at the Asean summit held online in Hanoi.- AFP
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan aims to expand a major regional free trade pact called the CPTPP, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday (Nov 20), potentially catering for China's and Britain's interest in joining the deal.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) links 11 countries including Canada, Australia and Japan.
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