BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce started Monday an anti-dumping investigation into carbon steel fasteners imported from the European Union (EU), the country's latest response to the latter's proposed high anti-dumping duties on Chinese fastener exports.
In a report on 2008 import regulation trends and the forecast for next year on Sunday, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) says, “Countries are scrambling to escape the economic gloom by protecting domestic markets.”
BEIJING - CHINA on Monday launched an anti-dumping probe into screws and bolts made in the European Union, following a EU decision this month to impose high import duties on Chinese fastener exports.
VietNamNet Bridge - 2008 is considered a special year for Vietnam’s economy as the country has belonged to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for two years, facing both opportunities and challenges on the common economic playing field.
It is reported that All India Stainless Steel Industries Association has opposed the probe and possible levy of anti dumping duty on stainless steel imports which it said would affect the industry adversely.
The Vietnamese Farmers’ Association (VFA) should intensify its activities at a grassroots level so as to reap more practical benefits for farmers, especially farmers in remote and rural and ethnic minorities-inhabited areas and, according to Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh.
VietNamNet Bridge – A government leader has called upon the Luxembourg Government to lend its support in boosting Vietnam’s relations with the European Union (EU) and lobbying the European Commission (EC) for the lifting of anti-dumping tariffs levied on Vietnamese leather-capped shoes.
GENEVA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to establish an expert panel to investigate U.S. anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Chinese products which may violate WTO trade rules.