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China levies anti-dumping duties on pipes

13/05/2014

BEIJING - The Ministry of Commerce will levy anti-dumping duties on some alloy-steel seamlesspipes imported from the European Union and the United States from Saturday.

New Zealand to slash duty-free tobacco limits for int'l travelers

13/05/2014

WELLINGTON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand government announced Thursday a drastic cut in the allowance in duty-free tobacco to bring the country into line with Australia as part of its campaign to make New Zealand smoke-free by 2025.

U.S. steelmakers 'under assault' from dumped imports

13/05/2014

INDIANAPOLIS | Steel dumping poses a real threat to jobs in Northwest Indiana, and policy-makers in Washington need to take heed, industry officials said.

WTO taps South African ex-minister to judge tobacco dispute

13/05/2014

(Reuters) - Former South African Trade Minister Alec Erwin will lead a World Trade Organization panel appointed to judge a landmark trade dispute over Australia's anti-tobacco laws, the global trade body said on Tuesday.

WTO says Russia seeks talks on EU energy regulations

06/05/2014

(Reuters) - Russia has requested talks with the European Union on the EU's energy rules that challenge Gazprom's business model, in a possible first step towards filing a dispute at the World Trade Organization, WTO officials said on Thursday.

China hits EU with final duties on polysilicon

06/05/2014

(Reuters) - China imposed anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on imports of polysilicon from the European Union, the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday, the latest move in a long-standing dispute over solar materials.

Solar power gear makers seek anti-dumping duty on imports

06/05/2014

Domestic solar power gear makers have said their industry will be "crippled" if government does not impose anti-dumping duty on import of photo-voltaic products from the US, China,Taiwan and Malaysia.

China launches tighter regulation on dairy imports

06/05/2014

Chinese quality watchdog on Thursday put into effect a regulation which means only those that have registered with the Chinese authorities can sell dairy products into the country.