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Indonesia proposes ASEAN delay FTA

07/01/2010

The Indonesian government submitted a proposal to the ASEAN Council last week to postpone tariff reductions on 228 items under the free trade agreement between the regional grouping and China.

Indian paper industry seeks higher tariff wall to ward off Chinese dragon

07/01/2010

Thiruvananthapuram: The US government’s recent move to clamp anti-dumping duty against paper imports from China and Indonesia has started giving sleepless nights to Indian paper manufacturers. Jittery about large-scale import diversion, the Indian Paper Manufacturers Association (IPMA) has urged the Centre to raise tariff walls or at least retain the 10% current level of import duties.

Chinese producer Rise Furniture withdraws review request

07/01/2010

Will retain 216% antidumping duty rateWASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Commerce has agreed to rescind a new shipper review for Chinese wood bedroom producer Rise Furniture Co. Ltd.

China Imposes Anti-Dumping Measures On Imported Food Additives

07/01/2010

BEIJING, Jan 4 (Bernama) -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Monday that it is to impose temporary anti-dumping measures on food additives imported from Thailand and Indonesia, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

U.S., China locked in trade disputes

04/01/2010

BEIJING -- Trade disputes between Beijing and Washington over exports of tires, chickens, steel, nylon, autos, paper and salt are multiplying and further damaging the already tense relationship between the two economic powers.

Economist: Beijing Is the Real Trade Protectionist

04/01/2010

When the U.S. announced it would set preliminary anti-dumping duties on imported steel grating from China, Beijing accused the U.S. of protectionism.

Anti-dumping duty on footwear unfair: Deputy Minister

04/01/2010

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Mr. Le Danh Vinh termed imposition of anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese footwear by the European Commission as unfair, and said that it does not reveal the true conditions of the Vietnamese footwear industry.

Steelworkers union, steel manufacturers take anti-dumping action on China steel

04/01/2010

THE United Steelworkers and four US steel manufacturers have filed a case seeking duties on drill pipe imported from China, an attorney representing the group said yesterday in the US.