China called on the European Union (EU) to put an end to punitive duties imposed on Chinese solar panels as soon as possible following a decision by the EU to extend the tax for 18 months. The European Commission, the EU's executive body, ...
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Hu Kaihong: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the news briefing held by the State Council Information Office. The Johannesburg Summit and the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation ("FOCAC") will ...
Over 15 years after the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (the "FOCAC"), China-Africa economic and trade cooperation has become a highlight in international cooperation with Africa and a model of South-South ...
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President Barack Obama has signed two important trade measures into law – the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 and Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (TPA-2015). Both bills, passed by ...
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The US House of Representatives has voted 300-131 for repealing a law that mandates country-of-origin labels (COOL) for beef, pork and poultry. The voting follows threats of trade measures from Canada and Mexico, which have been opposing ...
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The US Commerce Department on Friday set preliminary dumping margin on prestressed concrete steel rail tie wire from China and Mexico, signaling that it may impose punitive duties on the products. The department made its preliminary ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) welcomed the release of “Imports Work for America,” a study by Trade Partnership Worldwide, LLC, that measures the comprehensive net effect of imports on the U.S. economy. In ...
The much awaited trade concession package from the European Union has finally come through for Pakistan, but with safeguards, which does not make the package attractive anymore, says a leader of a Pakistan apparel trade lobby group. ...
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ASEAN steel consumption increased continuously at a compound growth rate of 10% from 1998 to 2011. Production surged by CAGR 6.4% while import rose by 8.4% during the same period. ASEAN has become a net importer of steel with net import ...
The Commerce Department issued its final ruling Wednesday in a long-simmering trade dispute with China,imposing tariffs ranging from about 24 to nearly 36 percent on most solar panels imported from the country. The penalties are somewhat ...
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According to industry and government officials at the OECD's Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 6-7 December 2012,the growth in global steel demand is expected to be slower in the coming decade than during the previous 10 years but longer ...
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Anti-dumping duties could be imposed on Chinese solar imports to Europe by the middle of next year. Panel production in Freiburg The European Commission(EC)has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of solar panels,cells ...
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BOGOTÁ,Colombia—CHAUVET®Professional fixtures completed the simple yet dramatic design for the reality TV show"Colombia Tiene Talento"["Colombia Has Talent"],which ran this year from February until the end of May,on RCN ...
Chemicals giant files complaint in Oregon court accusing companies of infringing patent awarded earlier this year. Who's shooting at SolarWorld? DuPont,the chemicals company that supplies a huge proportion of the conductive paste ...
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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