TPP lives on without the U.S., but hurdles remain before a deal can be inked

President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership during his first month in office disheartened the other 11 countries that had spent years haggling with the U.S. and each other over the deal -- the crown jewel of Trump’s predecessor’s trade policy. But rather than walk away themselves, the remaining countries decided to pursue talks on their own, and in November, on the sidelines of a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Danang, Vietnam, they announced they had...