The UK is kicking off its first negotiation meeting with all 11 members of CPTPP - a major trans-Pacific bloc which includes Canada, Japan, Mexico and Australia.

Taiwan has filed an application to join a key Asia-Pacific trade pact just days after China submitted an application.

Vietnam stands ready to share information and experience with China in joining the CPTPP, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.

Việt Nam's export turnover in July to countries in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), reached US$3.98 billion, a 0.79 per cent increase from June and a 21.64 per cent increase from the same period last year.

China’s request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for CPTPP landed on the desk of the trade minister of New Zealand on September 16th.

China is unlikely to be accepted into a Pacific Rim trade deal in the short term, but its application seeks to position it as embracing cooperation and opening up.

All member countries that have ratified the CPTPP will be allowed to vet China’s application.

Bid comes day after U.S., U.K. and Australia announce new defense partnership

China is lobbying the Australian government for its support to join a multilateral regional trade pact.

Taiwan should prioritize entering the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), as it could be isolated from two major regional trade blocs if China joins it first, the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research (CIER) said in a report published earlier this year.