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US Drops Anti-Dumping Inquiry Against Vientam Apparel

04/12/2008

HANOI, Dec 1 Asia Pulse - US garment importers on Tuesday applauded the decision of the US Department of Commerce (DOC) to terminate monitoring of apparel imports from Vietnam.

Trade action sought against EU

04/12/2008

Chinese screw and fastener makers, stung by the possibility of a European anti-dumping ruling, are asking China's Ministry of Commerce to bring a similar case, arguing European imports prevent them from moving up the value chain, said industry officials.

Indian steel ministry to push for higher import duty

04/12/2008

PTI reported that Indian steel ministry is likely to push for higher customs duty to protect domestic steel industry against cheap imports amid global slump in demand and prices.

Govt to probe dumping of steel items

04/12/2008

The government has initiated anti-dumping investigations on imports of hot-rolled (HR) steel products originating in or exported from 15 countries, on the basis of applications made by JSW Steel, Essar Steel and Ispat Industries.

EU-China relations continue to fray

04/12/2008

EU relations with China continued to deteriorate over the weekend, as EU leaders criticised Beijing for cancelling Monday's (1 December) summit and for executing Austrian-educated scientist Wo Weihan on spy charges.

Dumped summit exposes China-Europe disenchantment

04/12/2008

BEIJING (Reuters) - The public cheeriness that usually accompanies summits between China and the European Union is on ice this year after Beijing called off the annual meeting, exposing rifts that go well beyond their tiff over Tibet.

Anti-dumping investigation provides more armour to steel products cos

04/12/2008

NEW DELHI: The domestic steel industry struggling against falling international prices and cheap imports from China is all set to get more help from the government. The Centre, which already imposed import restrictions on a number of steel products, has now initiated anti-dumping investigations on imports of a wide range of stainless steel and steel items from countries including China, Japan, South Korea, the US and the EU.

The Threat of Protectionism

04/12/2008

China has canceled its annual summit with the EU to protest the plans of some European leaders to meet the Dalai Lama. This is bad news at a time when EU-China relations should be moving forward, not backward. The nature of this relationship matters not only for Europe and China, but for the international syggstem as a whole.