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1. Kyodo News International May 12, 2014 2:17am -

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Mon May 12, 2014, 08:20 AM

May 2014

Kyodo News International May 12, 2014 2:17am
TPP negotiators begin talks in Vietnam in bid to conclude a deal

Countries involved in negotiations for an ambitious Pacific free trade agreement began talks in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City on Monday, aiming to strike a deal in time for a ministerial meeting set to be held in Singapore on May 19-20.

Over the next four days, the chief negotiators from the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership member nations will focus on resolving tough remaining issues such as tariffs, especially in areas such as politically sensitive agricultural goods, intellectual property and reform of state-owned companies...

More here - http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/140512/tpp-negotiators-begin-talks-vietnam-bid-conclude-deal

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