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China's Half-Open Door

28/04/2010

Reform momentum has stalled and the business environment is deteriorating.From the dawn of the reform era in 1979, one of China's best cards in attracting foreign investment has been policy momentum. No matter how bad the problems were at any given moment, you could pretty much count on tomorrow bringing improvement in the business climate. Even the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre only briefly interrupted the progress toward a market economy.

Chinese chemical dumping under lens

28/04/2010

NEW DELHI: The government has initiated a probe into the alleged dumping of a chemical, mainly used in the rubber industry, by China after finding “sufficient evidence” of injury to the domestic players.

China Switch Heats Up the Grain Markets

28/04/2010

The Chinese government revised forecasts for domestic corn last week and indicated that supplies for PRC may have been overstated by as much as ten million metric tons (mmt) or more versus the USDA's forecast for 155 mmt. This was largely due to the drought of its 2009-2010 crop. [More...]

APP 'expresses surprise' at EC investigation

28/04/2010

Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has published a statement to ‘express its surprise’ that the European Commission has launched an investigation into accusations that the Chinese government provides subsidies to its domestic paper industries. This is the first anti-subsidy investigation by the EU against China, and has been initiated by members of CEPIFINE, the European association of fine paper producers.

Russia to resume negotiations on duty free imports of Ukrainian pipes

26/04/2010

SteelOrbis - The government of the Russian Federation has charged Russia's Ministry of Economic Development and Ministry of Foreign Affairs to negotiate with the Ukrainian side on the settlement of the duty-free supply of certain types of steel pipes up to a certain quota from Ukraine.

WTO to probe Philippine liquor duties

26/04/2010

GENEVA, April 20 (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization is to investigate a U.S. complaint that Philippines duties on distilled spirits discriminate against foreign suppliers of liquor, trade sources said on Tuesday.

US to probe China aluminium subsidies

26/04/2010

WASHINGTON – The US Commerce Department could decide this week whether to launch a groundbreaking investigation into charges China is subsidising exports of an aluminium product by undervaluing its currency, a government official said.

US DOC issues final AD results for certain non-alloy steel pipe from Mexico

26/04/2010

SteelOrbis - On 19 April, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) published its final antidumping (AD) determination, final targeted dumping determination and the final determination of critical circumstances in the investigation of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China in the Federal Register.