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Vietnam seafood sector reports uptick

04/11/2014

The latest official statistics show that in the 10 months leading up to November, seafood exports mushroomed from 15 to 45% in 166 markets around the globe to gross US$6.5 billion in revenue.

New Zealand brings trade safeguards into line with WTO rules

04/11/2014

WELLINGTON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand Parliament on Tuesday passed a new trade safeguards law to bring the country into line with World Trade Organisation requirements.

TTIP and the Economy: It's all About the Non-Tariff Barriers

03/11/2014

Economic projections clearly show that TTIP's potential gains are heavily dependent upon the extent to which non-tariff barriers to trade (NTBs) are eliminated. However, this also introduces a lot of uncertainty. Socially, it can sometimes impose costs by allowing economic efficiency and power over global regulatory schemes to trump a society's concerns. Economically, the effects of regulatory coordination are exceedingly difficult to estimate.

EU Considers Expanding Anti Dumping Investigation To Countries That Helped China

03/11/2014

Following the anti-dumping and countervailing measures imposed by the United States on Chinese and Taiwanese solar PV manufacturers, the European Union is now investigating other Asian countries for allegedly helping China violate the terms of a solar-export agreement it has with the EU, said Jason Huang, a research manager at EnergyTrend, a division of the Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce.

Deserted by China, Taiwanese solar cell makers eye new markets

03/11/2014

Nov 3 (Reuters) - Caught in a trade war between China and the United States, Taiwan's solar companies are scrambling to find new customers in a sharp reversal of fortunes for an industry flooded with orders just a year ago.

China mulls scrapping moly export quota, tax after WTO ruling

03/11/2014

China is considering scrapping its export quota and export tax on molybdenum after the World Trade Organisation found they breached its rules, Chinese industry sources said Monday, November 3.

EU takes Russia to WTO over paper, palm oil, fridges

31/10/2014

Oct 31 (Reuters) - The European Union launched a trade dispute at the World Trade Organization on Friday to challenge Russia's treatment of European exports of paper products, refrigerators and palm oil, the EU and the WTO said.

China reviews anti-dumping duties on imported adipic acid

31/10/2014

BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- China will begin a review of its anti-dumping measures on adipic acid from the United States, the European Union and the Republic of Korea starting Saturday, the Ministry of Commerce said Friday.