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Bill Heffernan vows to block any US beef imports under Trans-Pacific Partnership

25/05/2015

Liberal senator tells Senate estimates he is in possession of Edward Snowden-style documents suggesting the US wants to trade Australian sugar for its beef

Tariffs elimination eyed for 85% of goods between Asean, 6 trading partners

24/05/2015

BORACAY, Aklan, Philippines – The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) may see the elimination of tariffs for as much as 85 percent of goods across the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its six trading partners, a development that is expected to further open new and bigger markets for the Philippines.

China's steel sector hit by new round of anti-dumping probes

24/05/2015

China's steel producers are dealing with what the sector has described as a "Black May" after several countries followed Europe and launched or have decided to launch investigations into alleged dumping.

U.S. Steel to file 'several' anti-dumping complaints

22/05/2015

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Steel Corp said it is close to filing several anti-dumping complaints with U.S. authorities, adding it is still having to consider idling more plants because of difficult market conditions.

Japan takes S Korea to WTO over Fukushima-related food import restrictions

22/05/2015

Japan launched a trade complaint at the World Trade Organization on Thursday to challenge South Korea’s import bans and additional testing requirements for Japanese food after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Japan Appeals WTO Report On Chinese Duties

22/05/2015

Japan is appealing the findings of a panel report from the World Trade Organization (WTO) concerning its dispute with China over anti-dumping duties imposed on certain high-performance stainless steel seamless tubes (HP-SSST).

EU anti-fraud office probing imports of Chinese solar panels

22/05/2015

May 22 The European Union's anti-fraud office is investigating producers and importers of Chinese solar panels on suspicion that they are evading import duties designed to ensure a fair market, according to a source familiar with the study.

Africa: Trade Inhibitors and not Non-Tariff Barriers

21/05/2015

Existing Regional Trading Arrangements in Africa are already bombarded with multi-dimensional problems. This article informs the readers that these problems will still be there while negotiation a CFTA, it also identifies some challenges, which are even more fatal for trade than the traditional NTBs and finally suggests a futuristic view as to what can be done to mitigate such issues?