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US panel OKs antidumping probe into China pipe

03/11/2009

Washington, Oct 30 - A U.S. trade panel on Friday approved a Commerce Department investigation that could lead to new duties of nearly 100 percent or more on imports of about $382 million of steel pipes from China.

The U.S. and China Talk Trade

03/11/2009

Some welcome positive developments emerged from last week's U.S.-China trade summit. It's a sign that both sides understand that neither can afford an all-out trade war. But there's also still a lot of work left to be done to put this trading relationship back on an even keel.

The looming U.S./China trade war

03/11/2009

It all started when President Obama, under pressure from U.S. unions, slapped a 35% tariff on tire imports from China. This move angered Beijing to no end, and to the point that China is challenging the action with the World Trade Organization.

US OKs 8th probe of China pricing in 2009

03/11/2009

WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - A U.S. trade panel on Friday approved the eighth government investigation this year into charges of unfair Chinese pricing practices in a case in which U.S. companies want a nearly 100 percent duty or more on $382 million of imported steel pipes.

PSF price hike irks power-loom industry

03/11/2009

The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) had responded to the grievances of the All Pakistan Cotton Power-looms Association (APCPA) regarding the rapid growth of yarn prices and its probable adverse effects on power-loom units.

Beijing Plans Tariffs on an Industrial Acid

03/11/2009

China is planning to impose antidumping tariffs on imports from the U.S., Europe and other markets of a chemical used to make nylon, a person familiar with the situation said Friday, in the latest sign of trade tension amid the global economic slump.

WTO says anti-dumping measures jump in year to June

03/11/2009

GENEVA (Reuters) - Anti-dumping measures against unfairly priced imports jumped by more than one third in the year to June, the World Trade Organisation said on Friday.

President of Chinese firm pleads guilty in 'honey laundering' case

03/11/2009

The president of a Chinese honey company pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to illegally import honey into the United States, part of a case that has cast a spotlight on "honey laundering," the importation of falsely-labeled honey.