Asia-Pacific nations sign sweeping trade deal without U.S.

Eleven countries including Japan and Canada signed a landmark Asia-Pacific trade agreement without the United States on Thursday in what one minister called a powerful signal against protectionism and trade wars.In Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to press ahead with a plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, a move that other nations and the International Monetary Fund said could start a global trade war.The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Pa