The fourth trade policy review of China, where members of the World Trade Organization examine the trade policies and practices of the country over the past two years, began on Tuesday. Yu Jianhua, head of the Chinese delegation, has ...
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Auto Shanghai is nurtured by China’s huge automotive market.With a history of 27 years, Auto Shanghai 2013 has grown up to one of the most influential auto events in the world, an important platform of trade and information exchange ...
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The EU is currently preparing the implementation of the export quotas for Russian roundwood that come into force once Russia has joined the WTO. Russia will become a WTO member on 22 August 2012 at the latest. In this vein, Russia will ...
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Having agreed with China the "reasonable period" for bringing its anti-dumping procedures into conformance with the WTO panel ruling, the European Commission on 7th March published, in effect, its detailed action plan. A joint communication ...
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The relative weakness of the current market demand in Europe and America, such as the new sunlight stone coated steel roof like manufacturing companies started to target the rapid development of emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, ...
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The U.S. Defense Department needs to realize the dangerous consequences a potential lack of domestic rare earths may have on the U.S. weapon industry, suggests a latest study by the Congress released last week. The document, titled Rare ...
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The U.S., Japan and the European Union have filed an official complaint at the World Trade Organization this morning, urging the body to take actions against China’s restrictions on these metals. "China's restrictions on rare earths ...
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Bearish outlook due to sluggish American and EU economies and financial woes Despite the European debt crisis, anemic American economic recovery, and disrupted car-making and PC sector after the earthquake in Japan last March, ...
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The European Commission on 6 March announced that it decided to launch an AD mid-term review investigation on steel or iron fastener imports from China. On 28 July 2011, the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO (DSB) adopted the Appellate ...
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Trade measures passed by the US Congress violated both US laws and World Trade Organization rules, Chen Deming, minister of commerce, said on Wednesday. The US House of Representatives passed a measure on Tuesday confirming that the ...
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A warm winter is rare in the Arkhangelsk region, an inhospitable, vast Russian tundra bordering the Barents and Kara seas. But this year it came close, with temperatures rarely dropping below -6C until the middle of January. Welcome relief, ...
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The European Union renewed tariffs on stainless-steel screws and bolts from Chinese Mainland and Taiwan for another five years to curb competition for EU manufacturers including Italy's Bontempi Vibo SpA. The EU reimposed the import duties ...
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With hundreds of business owners and corporate managers taking part, the 12th annual general meeting (AGM) of the Taiwan Hand Tool Manufacturers’ Association (THTMA) was held on Oct. 7, 2011, in central Taiwan’s Taichung City. ...
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China triggered a court case against the United States at the World Trade Organization on Tuesday, arguing that U. S. Anti-dumping measures on imports of diamond saw blades and frozen warm-water shrimp were invalid. The United States has ...
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Imports of seamless stainless steel pipe and tube are up substantially in 2011 over the same period in 2010. Total imports of small diameter seamless pipe and tubing are up by nearly 40 percent through August, 2011, lead by substantial ...
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