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WTO rules against Argentine import curbs

26/08/2014

The World Trade Organisation has added to Argentina’s woes just weeks after Buenos Aires was forced into a selective default on its debt, ruling that a swath of import restrictions imposed in recent years violated global trade rules.

WTO rules against U.S. in meat label fight

26/08/2014

(Reuters) - A World Trade Organization panel has ruled against the United States in a trade dispute over meat labels with Canada and Mexico, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

S. Korea considers action against U.S. antidumping duties on steel pipes

26/08/2014

SEJONG, Aug. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Sunday it will consider countermeasures, possibly including a legal suit, against Washington's antidumping duties imposed on its steel pipe products shipped to the U.S. market.

APEC Continues Work To Reduce Green Goods Tariffs

26/08/2014

A recent meeting of its senior officials was assured that Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member countries are continuing their work to ensure the realization of their commitment to boost free trade in environmental goods, while also laying a foundation for the opening of this sector with other World Trade Organization (WTO) members.

Vietnam: FTAs open door for plastics firms

26/08/2014

HA NOI (VNS) — Free trade agreements (FTAs) have opened up opportunities for Vietnamese plastic makers to expand their exports, according to a report in the Vietnam Economic News.

Steel firms in U.S. anti-dumping ruling will be helped: BOFT

26/08/2014

The Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) said Sunday that local companies influenced by a U.S. anti-dumping ruling will be compensated for litigation expenses, after Washington decided Friday to impose dumping duties against some foreign steel pipe producers.

FTA to boost Vietnam-EU economic ties: EC President Barroso

26/08/2014

President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Durao Barroso is going to pay an official visit to Vietnam from August 25-26 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. On the occasion, he granted Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent in Brussels an interview on the bilateral ties between Vietnam and the EU.

Dumping suits squeezing Vietnamese steel markets

21/08/2014

Addled by anti-dumping charges imposed by markets all over the world, Vietnam's steel manufacturers are once again lamenting a lack of protection from the government and local trade groups.