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New Canadian aluminum tariffs threaten to harm trade benefits

28/08/2020

President Trump has resurrected his national security tariffs on Canadian aluminum, in spite of having removed them as a condition for passage of the renegotiated landmark free trade deal last spring.

U.S., China reaffirm commitment to Phase 1 trade deal in phone call

26/08/2020

Top U.S. and Chinese trade officials reaffirmed their commitment to a Phase 1 trade deal, which has seen China lagging on its obligations to buy American goods, giving a boost to financial markets on Tuesday.

Footwear businesses adapt to COVID-19 pandemic

26/08/2020

70% of raw materials for domestic leather and footwear production are imported from China, according to Phan Thi Thanh Xuan, general secretary of the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso).

Vietnam aims for transparent and legal wood industry

26/08/2020

Vietnam is aiming to build a transparent and legal wood industry to support exports of timber products and bolster the domestic timber manufacturing industry.

Authorities prolong anti-dumping investigation on Chinese steel for six months

26/08/2020

The office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) informed that the anti-dumping investigation on imported steel from China will be extended for another six months to clarify related issues.

India's anti-dumping measure: Tariff on Chinese optical fibre likely

26/08/2020

The government is considering imposing remedial duty on the import of “single mode optical fibre” after an investigation by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) confirmed its dumping mainly from China.

MoIT to verify information related to probe on imported H-beams

26/08/2020

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will verify information provided by concerned parties before issuing a conclusion about an investigation into anti-dumping measures on steel H-beams imported from Malaysia.

United States Rejects WTO Dispute Report Shielding Canada’s Harmful Lumber Subsidies

26/08/2020

Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today criticized a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel report that applies an erroneous Appellate Body interpretation and would shield Canada’s massive lumber subsidies from U.S. action imposing countervailing duties to support the U.S. softwood lumber industry and its workers.