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South Korea must give more on beef, cars: Republican

09/11/2010

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korea must agree to do more to open its market to U.S. beef and autos if it wants Congress to approve a trade deal that has been stalled for three years, a senior Republican lawmaker said on Wednesday.

European Union Said to Plan Duties on Chinese Paper Goods to Fight Dumping

09/11/2010

The European Union plans to impose tariffs on Chinese paper to counter below-cost imports that have hurt producers in Europe including Sappi Ltd., according to three people familiar with a trade case that is unprecedented.

USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation On Certain Video Games And Controllers

09/11/2010

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain video games and controllers. The product at issue in this investigation is Nintendo's Wii system.

Japan - US beef restrictions

09/11/2010

Japan is reviewing the safety of American beef in an effort to break down trade barriers.

Doha benefit seen in blocking protectionism

09/11/2010

GENEVA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Preventing countries from backsliding on cuts in tariffs they have undertaken unilaterally could be the biggest gain from the long-running Doha round to free up world trade, economists said on Tuesday.

EU urged to remove trade barriers to boost Indian exports

09/11/2010

Soft trade barriers put up by the European Union need to be removed in order to promote Indian exports and turnaround the negative trade balance that India has with the EU.

EU rues G-20's inability to avoid protectionist measures, old and new

09/11/2010

Ahead of the G20 summit in Seoul next week, the European Union (EU) has stated that the observance of the G20 pledges both to avoid the introduction of new protectionist measures and to remove those in forces or planned has been at best ‘mixed'.

US imposes duty on Chinese copper pipe, tube imports

01/11/2010

BEIJING - The United States International Trade Commission on Tuesday gave final approval to duties on seamless refined copper pipe and tube imported from China, which would damage the interests of both sides, analysts said.