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State exempts export tax for environment-friendly products

31/08/2016

The State will exempt export tariff for environmental-friendly products while the export tariff on some other products will be reduced by half, according to the Circular 128/2016/TT-BTC.

Is Vietnam next in line for antidumping duties

31/08/2016

A recent news article in Asian news resource VN Express stated the obvious when it referred to the large number of Chinese companies that have shifted production to Vietnam in recent years.

EDC to address non-tariff barriers

31/08/2016

MANILA, Philippines - The public-private Export Development Council (EDC) plans to address non-tariff barriers currently affecting close to three-quarters of exporters and importers in the Philippines.

As Beijing aims for blue skies over G20, China's steel mills get unexpected boost

31/08/2016

When Beijing ordered hundreds of industrial plants to close ahead of China's first-ever G20 summit next week, the government wanted to spruce up the host city of Hangzhou and ensure world leaders would gather under clear blue skies.

Removal of non-tariff measures urged to empower PH exporters

31/08/2016

THE Export Development Council (EDC) aims to improve the capability of local exporters to overcome non-tariff measures (NTM), including those concerning sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS), fumigation testing, and labeling requirements.

Importing food is harming the continent, UN agency head to tell African leaders

31/08/2016

The US$35 billion a year that Africa spends on importing food should be used to create local jobs in agriculture, according to Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

Trump targets China trade, says plans serious measures

26/08/2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to slap tariffs on Chinese products to show Beijing that the United States is "not playing games anymore" when it comes to leveling the field on trade.

So what if Russia chooses to ignore the WTO ruling?

26/08/2016

The recent World Trade Organisation (WTO) judgement against Russia is more of a “political win” than a development that will see a material step-change in the market, according to AHDB Pork.