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China faces serious trade disputes: vice minister

08/02/2011

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- China remained a major victim of trade protectionism during the past year, witnessing 64 trade disputes in this period, covering some 7 billion U.S. dollars in value, China's Vice Commerce Minister, Zhong Shan, said here Wednesday.

China Faces Possible Renewal of EU Tariffs on Tartaric Acid

08/02/2011

The European Union threatened to renew tariffs against China on a chemical used in industries from pharmaceuticals and construction to food and drinks so EU manufacturers avoid stiffer import competition.

U.S. promises changes to controversial trade method

08/02/2011

The United States promised its trading partners on Tuesday that it would make changes to a controversial method for calculating duties on unfairly priced imports.

S Korea to impose tariff quotas on pork imports amid raging FMD

08/02/2011

South Korea will impose a tariff quota on imported pork to cope with the unstable supply caused by the country's ongoing epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance said Tuesday.

Zero-tariff trading agreement between US and Europe urged

26/01/2011

The president and CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce has urged the creation of a zero-tariff trade agreement between Europe and the US that would generate an extra US$120bn of revenue by 2014, trillions of dollars of revenue in the longer term and help both regions face competition from rising economies like China.

US eases some high-tech export curbs on India

26/01/2011

The US Commerce Department on Monday said it was easing certain controls on exports of high-technology goods to India, stemming from an agreement President Barack Obama made in November.

Australia: Union plans anti-dumping campaign

26/01/2011

Farmers concerned about cheap food imports have a new powerful ally, in the form of the Australian Workers Union.

India Levies Anti-Dumping Duty on Two Important Drug Ingredients Imported from China And Mexico

26/01/2011

Indian government may levy duty on two important drug ingredients imported from China and Mexico to protect local suppliers. The move could increase prices of popular antibiotics for consumers besides threatening business of about two dozen small drug makers.