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Russia sentencing will complicate WTO bid - U.S. official

05/01/2011

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sentencing handed down to former Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky will complicate Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization, a senior Obama administration official said on Thursday.

Chinese DDGS case could disrupt trade: source

05/01/2011

China's recently launched anti-dumping investigation into U.S. distillers' dried grains (DDGS) exports could be disruptive to trade, a U.S. industry trade group said on Thursday.

China Slashes Rare Earth Export Quotas, Cracks Down On Illegal Mining

05/01/2011

Rare earth elements are used in iPhones, iPads, hybrid-electric cars, wind turbines, flat-panel monitors, tiny magnets in the fins of bombs, missiles, laser-guided smart bombs, and a myriad of other industrial applications.

Metal scrap export duty extension in Ukraine could lead to WTO trouble

30/12/2010

Ukrainian Journal reported that the prolongation of the export duty for transactions with scrap nonferrous metal is not in line with some requirements of the World Trade Organization and could lead to counter measures that could be taken by WTO members.

India: Anti-dumping duty imposed on Chinese telecom equipment

30/12/2010

India has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to 266 per cent on imports of an IT equipment -- also used in the telecom sector -- to guard the domestic industry from cheap Chinese and Israeli shipments.

Unfair trade probe opened in China

30/12/2010

BEIJING - The Ministry of Commerce started an anti-dumping investigation on Thursday into imported photographic paper and paperboard, showing Chinese companies are getting more active in using legal procedures to protect their interests, trade experts said.

Russia Delays Decision to Scrap Grain-Import Duty After Drought

30/12/2010

Russia delayed decision on scrapping a 5 percent duty on corn and barley imports after the country’s worst drought in at least 50 years, the government said on its website today.

Canada Slaps Preliminary AD Duties on Steel Grating Plate from China

30/12/2010

Canada Board Service Agency made preliminary decision to impose anti dumping duties on steel grating plates originated from China, ruling two China responding enterprises' dumping rates of 20% and 19% with the subsidies of 6% and 14% respectively while the un responding enterprises obtained dumping rate of 91%, subsidies for 129%.