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China extends dumping duties on phenol imports

03/02/2009

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China said on Saturday that it would extend anti-dumping duties on imports of phenol, a chemical compound used to make some antiseptics, medicines and plastics, from Japan, South Korea, the United States and Taiwan.

Ukraine's cabinet expects Belarus to revise anti-dumping measures against Ukrainian caramels

03/02/2009

The Ukrainian cabinet has instructed the agriculture, economy and foreign ministries to hold talks with Belarus on a possible review of its anti-dumping measures against Ukrainian caramels.

U.S. delays removal of bond requirement on seafood imports

03/02/2009

KOCHI: The United States administration has sought more time to implement the decision of the dispute settlement body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to remove the continuous bond requirement (CBR) on import of seafood items from India and Thailand.

Trade disputes old and new

03/02/2009

Despite the absolute need to have a successful conclusion of the ongoing Doha Round, with "successful" being defined as the attainment of the "developmental" aspects of the negotiations, nevertheless the volume of global trade, interestingly enough, has been increasing the last few years.

Policymakers sound alarm over protectionism

03/02/2009

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Policymakers sounded the alarm about the growing threat of protectionism on Thursday as new data showed a sharp fall in air freight traffic, signalling a broader slowdown in world trade.

China, EU to hold summit soon after G20

03/02/2009

BRUSSELS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The European Union and China agreed on Friday to hold a summit soon, marking an improvement in relations strained by Europe's warm reception last year for Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

Govt imposes anti-dumping duties on yarn of staple fibers

03/02/2009

According to official sources, The Turkish Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade, through Communiqué no. 2009/1 of 12th of January 2009, imposed anti-dumping duties on yarn of man made or synthetic or artificial staple fibers originating from People's Republic of China, India and Indonesia.

Anti-subsidy probe into sodium nitrite imports from China

03/02/2009

New Delhi, Jan. 29 After setting off an avalanche of anti-dumping probes into a diverse range of manufactured products against China by responding to the domestic industry’s concerns in recent months, the Commerce Ministry has for the first time begun an anti-subsidy probe into imported Sodium Nitrite from China.