Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

LIMA, PERU (Nov 21): Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific nations ended their annual summit Sunday with a call to resist protectionism amid signs of increased free-trade skepticism, highlighted by the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election.

HONG KONG (Nov 14): Donald Trump is set to tear up a giant Pacific trade pact and has questioned alliances that have defined America's engagement in Asia since World War II. But it's too early to declare President Barack Obama's "pivot&#34

SINGAPORE (Nov 11): Donald Trump’s notorious US presidential win on Wednesday will surely raise volatility for Singapore’s equities, says DBS Vickers Securities.

SINGAPORE (Nov 8): US presidential hopeful Donald Trump says countries in Asia such as China, India and Singapore are stealing jobs from Americans, and vows to stop “job-killing” trade deals such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

SINGAPORE (Sept 16): President Barack Obama on Friday ramped up his campaign to persuade Congress to pass his struggling trade deal with Asia, a pact that remains opposed by both presidential candidates and many rank-and-file lawmakers in each party.

SINGAPORE (Aug 2): US credibility is on the line over a Pacific trade pact that faces a tough approval process in Congress, Singapore’s Prime Minister said Monday, warning about risks to the US’s reputation in Asia if the deal falls through.

SINGAPORE (July 26): Asia will be on the “front line” if Donald Trump follows through on his main campaign pledges.

HANOI (May 23): Barack Obama will meet communist Vietnam's senior leaders on Monday, kicking off a landmark visit that caps two decades of post-war rapprochement, as both countries look to push trade and check Beijing's growing assertiveness in th

NEW YORK (May 18): For Congress, in a year when voters of both parties are worried about globalization, the political cost of ratifying the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal may seem prohibitive. But the economic case for the pact is convincing. And in