Twelve countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations will hold a ministerial meeting Dec. 7 to 9 in Singapore, with an aim to conclude a deal by year-end, official sources said Monday.

Japan and the United States will hold their third round of bilateral trade negotiations next week in Washington on auto trade-related issues and nontariff measures, the government said Friday.

The immutable principle of TPP is to push up the trade liberalization and fair competition among enterprises, with no discrimination for private, foreign invested or domestic enterprises.

(Reuters) – China is unlikely to join talks on an Asia-Pacific free trade agreement anytime soon, but eventually the world's No. 2 economy will have to be involved in the pact, New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser said on Wednesday.

Japan should play a leading role in the Trans-Pacific trade talks and toward the goal of striking a deal by the end of the year, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday.

At the 2013 APEC meeting, TPP Ministers have made a Report to TPP Leaders on progress of TPP negotiations up to now:

BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Member states of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) wrapped up a three-day ministerial meeting Sunday in a rather low key on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

HA NOI (VNS)  — Textile and garment enterprises in southern Dong Nai Province have, according to the regulations of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), made great efforts to improve production

SINGAPORE'S Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Grace Fu said it would be difficult to pinpoint a date to conclude the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), an Asia-Pacific free trade agreement that would encompass a third of the world's economic output.

WASHINGTON - An alliance of cattlemen representing Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States recently signed a letter, announcing their support for a comprehensive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.