WTO to consider Brazil-US orange juice disputeSeptember 25th, 2009 GENEVA - The World Trade Organisation Friday set up a panel to judge a dispute brought by Brazil against the US over orange juice imports. Brazil's complaint is similar to others brought against the US by various countries on different products, and pertains to Washington's method of calculating anti-dumping margins.
China begins probe into dumping of US goodsSeptember 15th, 2009 BEIJING - China Tuesday said it had begun investigating the alleged dumping of auto and chicken products from the US, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Yao Jian said. The ministry Sunday said domestic enterprises had complained that chicken and auto products from the US were allegedly entering the Chinese market through unfair trade involving dumping and subsidy.
Lamy cautions against protectionismSeptember 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Restrictive steps by some countries to protect their domestic markets in the wake of the global economic crisis have hurt international trade that must remain open, World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director General Pascal Lamy said Thursday. Some countries have increased tariffs, instituted new non-tariff measures and initiated more anti-dumping actions, Lamy told a business conference organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) here.
Anti-dumping duty on Chinese Vitamin C extendedJune 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has extended the anti-dumping duty on Vitamin-C imported from China for another five years, the Central Board Of Excise and Customs (CBEC) said Friday in a notification. The duty, at the rate of $3.99 per kilogram of the vitamin, was imposed in October 2003 for five years.
China launches anti-dumping probe of US, Russia steel, but case not expected to affect pricesJune 3rd, 2009 China launches trade probe of US, Russia steelBEIJING — China is investigating imports of U.S. and Russian steel under anti-dumping rules amid a rise in Chinese imports of the metal.
Government plans duty on auto component importsMay 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government is considering imposing safeguards duty and anti-dumping measures on cheap imports of auto components, a senior official said here Tuesday. 'The industry has approached the government as it is worried about cheap auto component imports that can harm the sector,' Surajit Mitra, additional secretary at the Department of Heavy Industries, said.
European agency tallies over 1,160 global cases of swine fluMay 5th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - The number of confirmed novel influenza A(H1N1), better known as swine flu, cases worldwide topped 1,160 Tuesday, according to tallies released by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Mexico, the US and Canada still accounted for the bulk of all cases, Denis Coloumbier, head of the ECDC preparedness and response unit, said at a briefing.
I won't be dumping my kids on Ritchie: MadonnaMay 1st, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Madonna has shot down reports that she'll be leaving her young sons with ex-husband Guy Ritchie as she tours Europe this summer. It was reported that Madonna will hand the filmmaker the custody of Rocco, eight, and her three-year-old adopted son David, for three months so she can concentrate on her gigs, reported contactmusic.com.
India imposes anti-dumping duties on stainless steelApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has imposed anti-dumping duties on certain types of stainless steel that are imported from a host of countries including China and Japan after finding that they were landing at below the normal value. 'The domestic industry had suffered material injury,' said a notification by the Central Board of Customs and Excise.
Fall in civil suits, rise in criminal cases disturbing: CJIApril 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan said there is a new 'disturbing' litigation trend in the country - a fall in civil disputes but a rise in criminal cases.
Vietnam criticises India's anti-dumping dutiesMarch 31st, 2009 HANOI - Vietnamese authorities Tuesday criticised India's decision to impose anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese textiles. 'This decision is unfriendly and unreasonable,' said Nguyen Thanh Bien, Vietnam's deputy minister of trade and industry.
Congress-Trinamool alliance not yet decided: MamataMarch 1st, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal's principal opposition political force Trinamool Congress Saturday admitted it has initiated talks with the Congress about seat adjustment in the state for the coming Lok Sabha elections but nothing has been finalised yet. 'We initiated a dialogue with a few Congress leaders over seat adjustment almost two months back.
'Offshore casinos dumping untreated sewage in Mandovi river'February 4th, 2009 PANAJI - After alleging fraud and corruption in the licensing for offshore casinos, the opposition has accused the controversial offshore gambling vessel managements of dumping untreated sewage in the Mandovi river. Speaking during question hour, Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar said the half a dozen casino vessels parked in the Mandovi river have no sewage disposal systems in place.
China upset about India's toy import banFebruary 3rd, 2009 BEIJING - The Chinese government has protested India's ban on Chinese toy imports and is likely to ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to probe it, a newspaper here reported Wednesday. The move came after India announced a six-month ban on toy imports from China Jan 23.
Modi advocates tough stance on terrorismDecember 23rd, 2008 GANDHINAGAR - Terming the Mumbai terrorist attacks as an 'undeclared war on India', Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday urged the Manmohan Singh government to harden its stance towards pakistan. 'The recent terror attack launched through the sea route by Pakistani terrorists on Mumbai is nothing but a undeclared war on India.
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