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These Are the Six Biggest WTO Disputes You Need to Care About

20/03/2017

The World Trade Organization’s dispute mechanism is facing the most critical period in its history as the U.S. prepares to take a more aggressive approach toward the Geneva-based organization. Since 1994, the U.S. has filed over 110 WTO dispute cases against its trading partners and defended itself in nearly 130 cases.

China urges EU to ease high-tech export restrictions

20/03/2017

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday urged the European Union (EU) to ease its high-tech export restrictions on China, responding to concerns over the bloc's trade deficit with the world's second largest economy.

Anti-dumping duty likely on a chemical's import from 3 nations

20/03/2017

India may impose anti-dumping duty of up to USD 300.22 per tonne on imports of a chemical, used in detergent industry, from China, Iran and Qatar to protect domestic players from cheap inbound shipments.

Vietnam seafood exports: Endless obstacles

17/03/2017

In January 2017, Spanish commercial television channel Cuatro broadcast inaccurate and subjective information (polluted, dirty, heavy metals, environmental pollution) on Vietnam’s tra fish bred in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River,causing immeasurable and long-term negative impacts on the image of Vietnam seafood in certain markets, said VASEP General Secretary Truong Dinh Hoe.

India prepared to counter Japan on steel dispute in WTO

17/03/2017

Japan on Thursday requested the WTO to set up a dispute-settlement panel to investigate India’s allegation of dumping of steel products and imposition of safeguard duties on certain steel imports, according to a senior commerce ministry official.

MOFCOM Responds to US Aluminum Association’s Anti-Dumping, Anti-Bribery Investigation Request

17/03/2017

China’s commerce ministry said it hopes the US will not resort to trade remedies too frequently after the US Aluminum Association asked the American commerce department to open anti-dumping and anti-bribery investigations into imported Chinese aluminum foil.

Canada has amended the product range applied to trade remedy measures against China’s certain carbon steel fasteners

17/03/2017

On Feb.17^th, 2017, Canada International Trade Tribunal has announced that they have made a review on the anti-dumping and countervailing measures against certain carbon steel fasteners made in China due to the application of Canimex Inc.