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Global steel prices surge - Vietnam follows suit

26/05/2016

The price for steel billet has increased by nearly 35 percent from the start of 2016, according to the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA).

Việt Nam wary of Thailand’s rice sales plan

26/05/2016

HÀ NỘI – Thailand’s plan to accelerate sales of 11.4 million tonnes of rice in stockpiles within two months sparked concerns that it would hurt prices as well as Việt Nam’s rice exports. However, some people were optimistic that the impact would not be significant.

France, Germany urge tighter trade defense in face of China steel

26/05/2016

France and Germany urged fellow EU members on Friday to tighten trade defenses to protect the bloc's companies against floods of cheap imports, such as the recent surge of steel products from China.

China urges EU to adhere to WTO obligations on market economy status

26/05/2016

China has urged the European Union to uphold its World Trade Organization (WTO) obligations on China's "market economy status", the country's commerce ministry said on Friday.

Ending the Catfish Fight

25/05/2016

President Obama is in Vietnam and Japan this week, where he’ll probably be getting an earful about America’s rising antitrade sentiment and the threat that poses to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.

China complains to WTO that U.S. fails to implement tariff ruling

25/05/2016

In another sign of escalating trade tensions between China and the United States, Beijing told the World Trade Organization on Friday that Washington was failing to implement a WTO ruling against punitive U.S. tariffs on a range of Chinese goods.

China asks for WTO resolution for subsidy dispute with U.S.

25/05/2016

May 13 China's Commerce Ministry said on Friday it had asked for the World Trade Organisation's dispute resolution mechanism to be activated over a subsidy case bought against it by the United States.

WTO asked: Is Thailand snubbing cigarette ruling?

25/05/2016

The Philippines has asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to review Thailand’s compliance with a ruling issued five years ago ordering it to impose a fair valuation of tariffs on imported cigarettes.