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2015: Vietnam’s catfish faces US trade barriers

31/12/2015

The US has issued new rules for catfish suppliers, under which both US and foreign catfish suppliers will have to meet the same US production standards in farming and processing, to be eligible to sell their products in the US market.

Favorable US tariffs to boost solar industry

31/12/2015

Taiwan’s solar industry this year might see production value continue to grow from last year, with a ruling by the US following an anti-dumping probe favoring the nation’s solar makers, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said yesterday.

Emerging economies and WTO tariff liberalisation after Doha

30/12/2015

Given the end of the Doha Round as we have known it, a major rethink of the WTO’s tariff-cutting approach is in order. What might tariff liberalisation negotiations for emerging economies look like if economists, instead of actual trade policy negotiators, established the agenda and negotiating priorities?

Ukraine: EEC imposes railroad wheels antidumping duties

30/12/2015

The Eurasian Economic Commission has decided to impose antidumping duties on Ukrainian steel weldless railroad wheels.

WTO Deal Will End Export Subsidies

29/12/2015

Negotiators at the World Trade Organization’s ministerial conference in Nairobi, Kenya last weekend agreed to end direct export subsidies for agricultural products, even though they failed to agree on a continuation of the 14 year-old Doha round of talks on trade development.

VN: Preferential tariffs issued for South Korean goods

29/12/2015

HA NOI (VNS) — The Ministry of Finance on Monday issued a list of preferential tariffs for goods from the Republic of Korea (RoK), following the Viet Nam – RoK Free Trade Agreement (VKFTA).

WWF calls on WTO to Address Fisheries Subsidies

28/12/2015

GLOBAL - Twenty-seven members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have issued a statement committing to reinvigorate work in the WTO aimed at achieving ambitious and effective disciplines in fisheries subsidies.

Fears Rising in Taiwan on Dumping Duties Circumvention Investigation by European Commission

28/12/2015

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Because of the slump in demand for high-end sports bicycles in China, which is affecting Taiwan’s industry, manufacturers are turning to Europe.