The United States House of Representatives has narrowly voted to approve legislation to tighten rules limiting Chinese content in vehicles qualifying for US electric vehicle (EV) tax credits.

The head of the World Trade Organization has asked Brussels to “relook” at a ban on imports from deforested areas that has angered dozens of countries, increasing pressure on the European Commission over the landmark legislation.

On September 5, 2024, major U.S. steel companies including Steel Dynamics, Inc., Nucor Corporation, United States Steel Corporation, and Wheeling-Nippon Steel, Inc., along with several labor unions, filed a petition requesting the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on corrosion-resistant steel (CORE) imports from several countries, including Vietnam.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade conducts a final review of anti-dumping measures on plastic products. Extension of time for submitting responses to questions in anti-dumping investigation and review of plastic products.

Goods produced illegally, on land deforested after 31/12/2020 or that are not traceable, do not comply with regulations and cannot be placed on the EU market.

The Canola Council of Canada and Lawrence MacAulay, minister of agriculture and agri-food, have issued statements in response to China’s announcement of a one-year anti-dumping investigation into imports of canola from Canada.

In Southeast Asia, a flood of inexpensive Chinese imports is overwhelming local industries, causing widespread devastation and unemployment.

The summer-autumn rice crop of 2024 has seen farmers in the Mekong Delta achieve a profit of VND50 million per hectare when cultivating ST25 rice, double the earnings from other rice varieties.