Leaders of the 12 countries that signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will meet on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit in Peru this week to discuss a way forward for the free trade deal in the wake of the United States election. Alan Bollard, executive director of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) secretariat, told The Straits Times that the leaders will review their options with outgoing US President Barack Obama. US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday held out hope for the TPP going ahead with amendments, saying there are "tweaks here and there, and things that could be done,...
