China’s aggressive exports and predatory pricing have badly hit manufacturers and exporters in industries, including pharma, electronics, paper, steel, solar equipment, chemicals, rubber products, and plastics. The industry wants the government to keep a close watch on the industries and apply trade remedial measures to safeguard domestic manufacturing. 

The export turnover from durian accounts for 43% of the country’s fruit and vegetable export turnover.

India has initiated anti-dumping investigations on imports of R-134a, an inert gas also known as Tetrafluoroethane, from China.

From QR codes on products to re-using water at factories, many rubber companies are applying green credentials in order to secure export orders and also cut costs.

The domestic producers allege that wood fibre board products from Thailand and China are being dumped into the Vietnamese market, causing significant harm to local manufacturers.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued a decision on the final review results of imposing anti-dumping measures on some aluminum products originating from China.

Vietnam has won the bid to export nearly 60,000 tonnes of rice to Indonesia during its September bidding for the import of 450,000 tonnes.

China’s clash with the U.S. over the latter’s clean energy subsidies under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has taken a formal turn, with the World Trade Organization (WTO) setting up a panel to resolve the dispute.