China on Saturday started an anti-dumping investigation into halogenated butyl rubber imported from Canada, Japan and India.

India's Ministry of Finance has just issued an order to impose a tax of 12-30 per cent on some steel products imported from China and Việt Nam.

The production of fake food products has become more complicated. The Environmental Crime Prevention Police Department (C05, Ministry of Public Security) has proactively taken measures to combat, prevent and prosecute many violations.

The recent amendment of the plan on green banking development in Vietnam is expected to create conditions for credit institutions to effectively promote green credit.

Amid escalating trade tensions, China’s commerce minister, Wang Wentao, and the European Commission’s trade commissioner, Valdis Dombrovskis, are set to meet on Thursday to discuss trade relations between the two parties.

An inspection team from the EU is set to visit the nation in order to inspect the aquaculture sector, with a focus on evaluating the performance of the residue control programme for products permitted for exports to the EU market, as well as verifying the reliability of ensuring that farmed seafood does not contain residues according to regulations.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ended a four-day visit to China by restating Spain’s intention to seek a solution to avoid a trade conflict over electric vehicles (EVs) as well as other issues. Sanz said during a news conference in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, that Spain is constructively moving forward to mediate between China and the European Commission.

Việt Nam exported 6.16 million tonnes of rice in the first eight months of this year, up 5.9 per cent over the same period last year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has said.