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Korea - Looking at US beef imports

17/11/2010

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said on Wednesday the United States will be sending an important message on its commitment to free trade if it finally advances a pact it signed with Seoul on opening their markets.

EU imposes provisional antidumping duties on melamine from China

17/11/2010

LONDON (ICIS)--The European Commission has imposed provisional antidumping duties of between 44.9% and 65.2% on melamine imports from China for the next six months, the EU’s executive body said on Tuesday.

Google urges US to challenge China Internet curbs

17/11/2010

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz). on Monday urged Western nations to challenge a growing list of Internet restrictions in China and around the world as a violation of global trade rules and to negotiate new trade deals to protect the free flow of online information.

Japan PM sees pain ahead as trade barriers come down

16/11/2010

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP) – Tearing down the trade barriers surrounding its faltering economy will mean "pain and suffering" for Japan, Prime Minister Naoto Kan warned Sunday as he concluded a Pacific Rim summit.

APEC leaders call for more free-trade pacts

16/11/2010

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (MarketWatch) — Leaders of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum issued a statement on Sunday calling for moving forward on free-trade agreements, and also formulated a new growth strategy for sustainable, balanced growth.

Malaysia, Chile Sign Trade Agreement to Scrap Tariffs

16/11/2010

Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysia signed a free trade agreement with Chile yesterday that will see the two countries progressively reduce or eliminate tariffs on their respective agricultural and industrial products.

Chinese mainland extends anti-dumping measures on ethanolamine

16/11/2010

BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland announced Saturday it will extend anti-dumping measures for another five years on ethanolamine imported from Japan, Malaysia, the United States and Taiwan from Nov. 14.

US launches dumping probe into China wood flooring

16/11/2010

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday it would investigate whether Chinese companies are selling hundreds of millions of dollars of wood flooring in the United States at unfairly low prices.