TTWTO VCCI - PVTM

News

South Korea launches anti-dumping probe on Chinese plywood

23/07/2015

SEJONG, July 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's trade commission said Tuesday that it will launch an official investigation into alleged price dumping of Chinese plywood made with needle-leaf trees, with the recommendation to begin imposing punitive tariffs of up to 5.9 percent on Chinese imports.

China sees 37 trade remedy probes in H1

23/07/2015

BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Tuesday that China was subject by 37 trade remedy probes in H1, including 32 anti-dumping cases.

Australia to introduce country-of-origin food labelling from 2016

23/07/2015

Australia will introduce mandatory country-of-origin food labelling from 2016, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Tuesday, a move given impetus by a hepatitis outbreak earlier in the year blamed on contaminated berries from China.

Peru loses WTO appeal over agricultural import levy

23/07/2015

(Reuters) - Peru lost its appeal on Monday in a trade dispute over its agricultural import levy, a case brought to the World Trade Organisation by sugar exporter Guatemala two years ago.

WTO reaches agreement on IT tariff cut

23/07/2015

GENEVA — Negotiators from countries and regions participating in World Trade Organization talks to eliminate tariffs on information technology products agreed Saturday to expand the list of products covered, negotiation sources said.

Vietnam’s basa fish becomes well-known thanks to lawsuits

23/07/2015

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam had to overcome serious difficulties in the thorny path to bring basa or catfish (Pangasius bocourti), to the US about 10 years ago. Since then, it has faced many lawsuits to retain the market. However, these lawsuits have helped promote Vietnam’s basa fish worldwide.

US hails breakthrough on WTO global tech tariff-cutting deal

23/07/2015

[GENEVA] Trade negotiators tentatively agreed on Saturday to eliminate tariffs on an array of technology products valued at US$1 trillion worth of global commerce.

Japan mulls import quota for US rice in TPP talks

23/07/2015

The Japanese government is considering setting an import quota for US rice as a compromise toward reaching a broad agreement in Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations.