Eyes on Asia: Australia, in Detroit, invited South Korea to join CPTPP

Australia’s trade minister last week invited South Korea to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to a report from Down Under. The Australian Associated Press reported that the trade minister, Don Farrell, on Friday told fellow lawmakers he made the invitation while in Detroit, where he attended Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation and Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity meetings – and a CPTPP session chaired by New Zealand. The report said Farrell told the Senate that Korea...