Asia-Pacific trade ministers have agreed to revive the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, despite US President Donald Trump abandoning it. Trade Ministers from the 11 remaining countries have met in Vietnam to get the deal back on track.

The bid to restore the TPP, which would have covered 40 percent of the global economy, was led by trade Ministers from Japan, Australia and New Zealand.The representatives also agreed to help the US rejoin the deal at any time.

Mr Trump signalled in January that he would block the passage of the 12-nation pact in order to protect American jobs.