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Is a US-China Trade War Heating Up?

29/01/2018

The recently announced import tariffs on solar panels and washing machines could be a precursor to bigger trade clashes between the US and China.

Canada Seeks to Move NAFTA Talks Forward, Highlight Progress

29/01/2018

Amid the heightened trade tensions between Canada and the US, Canadian officials say they want to continue the process of renegotiating NAFTA beyond the initially-coordinated seven rounds of talks.

WTO rules against EU ‘anti-dumping’ duties on Indonesian biofuel

29/01/2018

The World Trade Organisation has heeded calls from Jakarta to repeal the EU’s anti-dumping duties on Indonesian biofuel, ruling the EU had miscalculated its standard price for the palm-oil-based product

China to review anti-dumping duties on U.S., E.U. industrial solvents

29/01/2018

China's commerce ministry said on Saturday that it would launch an anti-dumping review of industrial solvents ethylene glycol monobutyl ether and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether imported from the United States and the European Union.

USITC rules in favour of Bombardier

29/01/2018

The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) yesterday determined that a US industry is not materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of 100- to 150-seat large civil aircraft from Canada (Bombardier) that the US Department of Commerce has determined are subsidised and sold at less than fair value.

LG hikes washer prices in US, braces for more protectionism

26/01/2018

LG Electronics Inc said it will hike prices on its washing machines sold in the US after the Trump administration slapped tariffs on large imported residential washing machines.

WTO Petition Against US Tariffs Offers Little Comfort to South Korean Companies

26/01/2018

The South Korean government’s plan to file a WTO petition against U.S. safeguard measures is unlikely to buoy the spirits of local exporters, as previous cases have proven ineffective.