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China quarantine warns on U.S. soybean import quality

25/12/2008

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's quarantine bureau has warned the United States over the quality of imported soybeans after finding traces of harmful pesticides in one U.S. soy cargo, the bureau said in a statement on Tuesday.

USW Affirms U.S. Subsidy Duties on Line Pipe Imports from China

25/12/2008

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thomas M. Conway, Vice President of the United Steelworkers (USW), affirmed today's vote by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to impose anti-subsidy duties on China imports of lined pipe at levels ranging between 36 to 40 percent.

U.S. OKs China steel duties despite WTO challenge

25/12/2008

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. trade panel gave final approval on Monday to import duties on circular welded steel pipe from China in a case already being challenged by Beijing at the World Trade Organization.

Tyre companies cut production by upto 25 percent

25/12/2008

According to media reports, the perpetual slowdown of vehicle sales has seriously impacted a number of tyre companies like Apollo, Birla, Bridgestone, Ceat, Goodyear, JK Tyres and MRF who are forced to resort to a 25 per cent cut in its production in the upcoming months.

Canadian International Trade Tribunal Issues Order Structural Tubing From Korea, South Africa and Turkey

25/12/2008

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 22, 2008) - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today issued an order following the expiry review of its finding made on December 23, 2003, in Inquiry No. NQ-2003-001, concerning the dumping of structural tubing from the Republic of Korea, the Republic of South Africa and the Republic of Turkey.

INDIA: China Swamps Handloom Silk Industry

25/12/2008

VARANASI, Dec 22 (IPS) - Legend has it that India’s famed handloom silk industry began around 300 A.D. after a Chinese princess smuggled out the eggs of the silkworm moth and the seeds of the mulberry tree in her headdress.

Bowring: Free trade under threat

25/12/2008

HONG KONG: China, almost as much as the U.S., may hold the key to whether the global recession leads to a vicious cycle of protectionism and contracting trade.

Shoemaker walks tall

24/12/2008

Kingmaker Footwear Holdings (1170), a major casual fashion and baby footwear manufacturer, says sales to the United States have increased despite shrinking demand for luxury items and the appreciating yuan.