DANANG, Vietnam: Asia-Pacific nations were still struggling Friday to salvage the sprawling TPP trade deal following America’s rejection of the original pact, with Canada refuting reports an agreement in principle had been struck.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was initially a US-led initiative between 12 nations accounting for 40 percent of global GDP, but deliberately excluding Washington’s regional rival China.

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