Japan to see if South Korea can meet high standards of TPP: spokesman

Japan's top government spokesman said Tuesday it is too early to comment on the prospect of South Korea joining the 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership until it becomes clear whether the country can fully meet the high standards of the free trade pact.South Korea expressed its willingness to join the pact the previous day. Britain, China and Taiwan have already applied for membership to the pact, which does not include the United States following its abrupt withdrawal from negotiations in 2017."What we need to do first is to see if an economy that seeks to join the pact is fully prepared to…READ FULL ARTICLE