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Argentina conducts AD probe on Chinese steel pipes

17/11/2009

It is reported that Argentina has lately announced to launch anti dumping investigation on China made steel tubes.

WTO applauds SACU but raises serious concerns

17/11/2009

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) loudly praised the southern African Customs Union (SACU) on their commitment to the multilateral trade system but they were warned of infrastructural constraints that lead to some jaded growth rates that were made worse by the global economic downturn.

Vietnam, France boost all-round cooperation

17/11/2009

Vietnam and France have agreed to promote cooperation in economics, trade and investment to match their fine political ties and potential.

U.S. Producers Tracking Possible Evasion of the Antidumping Order on Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes

17/11/2009

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On February 28, 2009 the United States Department of Commerce ("Commerce") published an antidumping duty order against small diameter graphite electrodes from the People's Republic of China ("China"). Reported U.S. imports of dumped small diameter graphite electrodes from China had reached nearly 14,000 metric tons in 2007, prior to the antidumping duty investigation. Recent information has raised domestic industry concerns that Chinese exporters are relying on illegal means to avoid the reach of the antidumping duty order on Chinese electrodes. U.S. producers have announced that they are carefully monitoring all imported graphite electrodes and will seek the help of Commerce and U.S. Customs & Border Protection ("Customs") to ensure effective enforcement of the antidumping order as necessary.

U.S. Duties on Chinese Imports Not Protectionist

17/11/2009

Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. decisions to impose duties on steel, tires and other imports from China are examples of enforcing trade rules, not protectionism, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said.

US to continue with import curbs on Indian steel wire strand

16/11/2009

The US has decided to continue with restrictions on import of a steel product from India and five other countries by way of extra duties on the commodity.

Peru FTA takes new turn

16/11/2009

Thailand will sign a second additional protocol to speed up liberalising trade with Peru, said Nuntawan Sakuntanaga, director-general of the Trade Negotiation Department.

Chinese Tyremakers Should Lobby for Review of ITC

16/11/2009

The Chinese Ministry of Finance and Commerce (known as Mofcom) continued its ongoing campaign against what it describe as the Obama administration’s politically motivated implementation of anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese-produced passenger car tyres imported into the US