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U.S. raises Taiwan pork issues at WTO meeting

22/09/2014

Washington, Sept. 17 (CNA) The United States is concerned about Taiwan's treatment of pork imports containing the leanness-enhancing drug ractopamine despite Taiwan's recent progress in seeking trade liberalization, according to a top U.S. trade official at a recent World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Switzerland.

S.Korea sets rice import tariff at 513 pct from 2015

22/09/2014

SEOUL, Sept 18 (Reuters) - South Korea has set a rice import tariff at 513 percent from next year as it looks to protect farmers after scrapping a cap on politically sensitive imports of the grain in line with international trade commitments.

Russia's Putin says sanctions violate principles of WTO

22/09/2014

(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Western sanctions against Russia violated the principles of the World Trade Organization and the main way to combat them was to develop the domestic market.

Vietnam’s anti dumping duty not to affect Taiwan’s steelmakers

22/09/2014

Market participants in Taiwan said that recent imposition of anti dumping duty on Taiwan’s stainless steel cold rolled steel production in Vietnam will not affect the business of local steelmakers.

Viet Nam, Russia plan to resolve export challenges

22/09/2014

HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam and Russia will promote co-operation to resolve the difficulties of Vietnamese enterprises in exporting goods to the European country, experts said.

US launches trade probes into China's boltless steel shelving

22/09/2014

The US commerce department announced Tuesday that it initiated anti-dumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations against imports of boltless steel shelving from China.

U.S. considering options if oil export ban challenged

22/09/2014

(Reuters) - Obama administration officials are concerned about the legality of a ban on oil exports and have begun discussing how to deal with potential challenges from nations that want to buy U.S. crude, two sources said.

Vietnam to host 9th round of Vietnam-EU FTA talks

22/09/2014

HO CHI MINH CITY, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The 9th round of negotiations on the Vietnam-EU free trade agreement (FTA) will take place in Vietnam's central Da Nang city on Sept.22-26, local Saigon Times daily reported Tuesday.