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Vietnamese steel industry under pressure of trade protectionism

19/09/2019

Although having been warned beforehand, domestic iron sheet and steel industry is still unable to anticipate increasing trade protectionism pressure, leading to extremely fierce competition in global market.

Argentina imposes anti-dumping duties on Chiniese aluminium sheet

19/09/2019

The Argentine Ministry of Production and Labor said on Monday September 16 that it would impose anti-dumping duties on aluminium sheets from China for six months.

Donald Trump says China trade deal could come before US election, or not

18/09/2019

The U.S. president's comments come two days before U.S. and Chinese deputy trade negotiators are due to meet in Washington for the first in-person meetings in nearly two months.

Trump’s targeting of Vietnam is misguided

18/09/2019

Vietnam is increasingly caught up in Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies. The culprit is its trade surplus with the US — on track to reach $50bn this year. In June the US president berated the country for treating it “even worse” than China on trade, and imposed huge tariffs on some of its steel imports.

S. Korea urges China to end anti-dumping duties on solar materials

18/09/2019

South Korea has urged China to terminate its anti-dumping measures on Korean polycrystalline silicon for solar panels, claiming they do not pose any domestic threat, officials said Wednesday.

Southeast Asia ministers laud UNCTAD's database on non-tariff measures

17/09/2019

Database will enable ASEAN countries to identify the extent of application of non-tariff measures and make them business friendly.

Việt Nam’s textile export value up almost 7% in eight months

17/09/2019

Việt Nam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas) said the total export value of textiles, fiber, and cloth reached US$25.7 billion in the first 8 months of the year, up 8.6 per cent year on year, including 60.6 per cent from foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises.

China to lift punitive tariffs on soybeans, pork from U.S.

17/09/2019

China will lift punitive tariffs imposed on U.S. soybeans and pork in a trade war with Washington, a state news agency said Friday, adding to conciliatory gestures by the two sides ahead of negotiations.