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US: Duties on China solar would kill jobs

06/02/2012

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. solar industry group fighting a rival coalition's request for steep import duties on Chinese-made solar cells and modules warned in a report on Monday that more than 60,000 U.S. jobs could be lost if such duties were imposed.

Four Chinese shoemakers win appeal against EU anti-dumping duties

06/02/2012

Brussels - Four Chinese shoe manufacturers won an appeal Thursday against European Union import duties on their products, allowing them to claim back the money paid over the past five years.

China Says U.S. May Start More Anti-Dumping Probes on Auto Parts

06/02/2012

Workers check parts at the Renault-Nissan China parts warehouse in Shanghai, China. China’s commerce ministry said the U.S. may start more anti-dumping investigations into Chinese exports of automotive parts after U.S. manufacturers accused the Asian nation of providing illegal government subsidies. Photo: Kevin Lee/Bloomberg

WTO approves EU duty waiver for Pakistan

06/02/2012

GENEVA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization has approved a European Union waiver on duties for 75 products from Pakistan, a scheme intended to boost textile exports to help Pakistan recover from massive floods in 2010, a diplomat who was present at a meeting of the WTO's council for trade in goods said on Wednesday.

China says ready to defend its rare earth policies

06/02/2012

BEIJING, Feb 1 (Reuters) - China's Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday it was prepared to defend its rare earth export policies at the World Trade Organization, days after the global trade body ruled against its export restrictions on raw materials exports.

WTO Establishes Three Trade Dispute Panels

03/02/2012

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has confirmed the creation of two panels to mediate on cases relating to Chinese anti-dumping and countervailing duties, and a third to examine Canadian support to local manufacturers of clean-tech products in cases brought by the European Union and Japan.

Brazil: ‘Statistics manipulated’ in chicken antidumping case

03/02/2012

The heat is on in the Brazilian chicken antidumping case, with those opposing the application by local producers for greater protection saying there is a huge amount of misrepresentation and manipulation of statistics.

WTO Rejects Chinese Appeal of Ruling against Mineral Curbs

03/02/2012

World Trade Organization judges rejected China’s appeal of a ruling that found restrictions on exports of nine raw materials break global rules and give the country’s manufacturers an unfair edge over competitors.