Canada, Vietnam, Brunei Ministers Skip Singapore TPP 'Check-In' Meeting

SINGAPORE -- Trade ministers from Canada, Vietnam and Brunei skipped a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) ministerial meeting held here this week, and Mexico's minister arrived half-way through the session, which was held over the span of roughly 36 hours and concluded ahead of schedule. Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast missed the TPP ministerial meeting due to a long-planned trade mission to China, his press secretary, Shannon Gutoskie, said in a May 16 statement emailed to Inside U.S. Trade . Ministers from...