All eyes on progress of TPP, APEC talks

The upcoming session of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations and meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to be held in Bali, Indonesia, are expected to be closely watched for progress.

Summit and ministerial meetings of the two groups will be held in parallel from Tuesday to Oct. 8.

Participating countries in the TPP talks aim to conclude their negotiations by year-end, and the focus of attention will be whether a basic agreement to be presented at their summit meeting will have substantive contents.