Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies form world's biggest trade bloc

Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies form world's biggest trade bloc

Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Thijs Degenkamp/unsplash

Fifteen Asia-Pacific economies formed the world’s largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a Chinabacked deal that excludes the United States, which had left a rival Asia-Pacific grouping under President Donald Trump.

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