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US to continue with import curbs on Indian steel wire strand

16/11/2009

The US has decided to continue with restrictions on import of a steel product from India and five other countries by way of extra duties on the commodity.

Peru FTA takes new turn

16/11/2009

Thailand will sign a second additional protocol to speed up liberalising trade with Peru, said Nuntawan Sakuntanaga, director-general of the Trade Negotiation Department.

Chinese Tyremakers Should Lobby for Review of ITC

16/11/2009

The Chinese Ministry of Finance and Commerce (known as Mofcom) continued its ongoing campaign against what it describe as the Obama administration’s politically motivated implementation of anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese-produced passenger car tyres imported into the US

Australia Imposes 16% Duty on China Aluminum Extrusion Products

16/11/2009

Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Australia imposed provisional anti- dumping duties of 16 percent on some aluminum extrusion products from China, joining the U.S. and the European Union in taking trade actions against the world’s third-largest economy.

Apparel Industry Grows in Vietnam

16/11/2009

The apparel and textile industry in Vietnam has overtaken crude oil as that country’s No. 1 export.

APEC members concerned on anti-dumping moves-Thailand

16/11/2009

SINGAPORE, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Export-dependent members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group such as China, Japan and Taiwan have voiced their concerns about a rising trend of anti-dumping measures, a senior Thai trade official said on Wednesday.

WTO voices concern over high tariffs in Sacu states

12/11/2009

MEMBERS of the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) trade policy review committee raised its concern last week over the relatively extensive use of antidumping and other tariff measures by SA on behalf of the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu).

UK opposes EC anti-dumping duties extension on Vietnam shoes

12/11/2009

Extending anti-dumping duties against footwear from China and Vietnam puts Europe's long-term commercial relations with both countries at risk, UK business secretary Peter Mandelson has warned.