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EU scrapes a win in WTO row over Russian duties on vans
EU scrapes a win in WTO row over Russian duties on vans

04/02/2017

The European Union scored a few legal hits against Russia in a World Trade Organization ruling on Friday, having launched a challenge in May 2014 against Russian anti-dumping duties on German and Italian light commercial vehicles.
VN: Seafood sector aims high despite barriers in international market
VN: Seafood sector aims high despite barriers in international market

04/02/2017

Vietnam estimates it exported $7.1 billion worth of seafood products in 2016, an increase of 8 percent compared with 2015, despite difficulties, including drought, saline intrusion and environmental disaster in four central provinces caused by Formosa’s untreated waste water discharge.
China questions U.S. duties on Chinese truck, bus tires
China questions U.S. duties on Chinese truck, bus tires

04/02/2017

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Wednesday that the EU extension of anti-dumping measures on imports of Chinese aluminum wheels is confusing and disappointing.
China "confused, disappointed" over EU trade remedy extension
China "confused, disappointed" over EU trade remedy extension

04/02/2017

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Wednesday that the EU extension of anti-dumping measures on imports of Chinese aluminum wheels is confusing and disappointing.
EU sees no economic, legal basis for South African chicken duty
EU sees no economic, legal basis for South African chicken duty

04/02/2017

The European Union’s executive arm accused South Africa of unfairly protecting its chicken industry with import duties that mask local producers’ inability to compete in global markets.
Japan Threatens India With WTO Action Over Steel - Good, It Should, To Benefit Indians
Japan Threatens India With WTO Action Over Steel - Good, It Should, To Benefit Indians

04/02/2017

One of the little things which all too many people misunderstand about economics and the economics of trade is that it is the imports which produce the benefits. The point and purpose of the entire process is that we, the consumers, can get our hands on those lovely things which foreigners make better or cheaper than we do. This is actually known, understood intellectually, among much of the ruling class around the world. But the political pressure is always to violate that basic concept and place barriers in the way of imports. Domestic producers are a concentrated political force, domestic consumers a dispersed one and concentration wins in politics.
Notice of consultation on Draft of United States’s Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products.
Notice of consultation on Draft of United States’s Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products.

24/01/2017

On January 24, 2017, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vietnam (VCCI) has received a Notice of the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality on consultation of enterprises on the Draft of United States’s Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products.
Notice of consultation on Japan’s Quality Labeling Rules for Textile Goods
Notice of consultation on Japan’s Quality Labeling Rules for Textile Goods

19/01/2017

On December 20, 2016, Japan announced the Overview of Entire Revision to the Quality Labeling Rules for Textitle Goods such as trousers, pants, hats, muffler, scarf, shawl and blankets. Under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), the all members of the WTO, including Vietnam, can make comments on this revision when identifying the possibility of unnecessary trade’s obstacles.
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