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Japan, US to hold TPP talks again in late March

17/03/2014

Japan is expected to arrange another round of bilateral working-level talks as early as late March over the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal with the US.

Revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement to come into force on 6 April 2014

14/03/2014

The revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) will come into force on 6 April 2014, effectively two years from the date on which the Protocol amending the Agreement was adopted in March 2012.

TPP prompts exporters to head towards home market

14/03/2014

Vietnamese garment exporters, from the big ones with strong brand names like Viet Tien or Nha Be, to outsourcing companies--have been gathering their strength to conquer the home market, which is believed to be more potential once the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is signed.

US may levy countervailing duties on Chinese electrical steel

14/03/2014

The US Commerce Department on Wednesday announced its preliminary affirmative determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation against imports of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) from China, signaling that it may pose punitive duties on the products.

EU To Cut Tariffs On Ukrainian Exports

14/03/2014

The European Union (EU) is to temporarily cut tariffs on Ukrainian exports until November 1, 2014. The EU said that it hopes in the meantime to sign the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) agreement with Ukraine.

U.S. extends preliminary anti-subsidy ruling on imports of Chinese solar PV to June 2nd

14/03/2014

Citing the complexity of the issues, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has postponed the preliminary ruling in its countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules from China.

India launches safeguard investigation on sodium citrate

14/03/2014

New Delhi, Mar 12 (KNN) India has informed the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Committee on Safeguards that it has initiated a safeguard investigation on sodium citrate, to protect domestic producers of the substance against threat caused by increased imports of the same

S.Korea, Canada wrap up free-trade deal

12/03/2014

Seoul — South Korea and Canada concluded a free-trade agreement Tuesday, wrapping up a negotiating process that began nine years ago and focused on barriers in the auto and agriculture sectors.