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US sets preliminary antidumping duties on solar imports from Indonesia, India and Laos

WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department on Thursday (April 23) announced preliminary antidumping duties on solar cells and panels imported from India, Indonesia and Laos, the latest in a string of tariffs imposed over a decade on solar imports from Asia.

In official filing to US, Singapore denies trade surplus, rejects claims exports due to excess capacity

SINGAPORE: Singapore in an official submission has denied that it enjoys a trade surplus with the United States or that its exports to the world's largest economy are due to some form of excess capacity.

Australia and EU seal trade deal, seek to cut reliance on China for critical minerals

SYDNEY: Australia and the European Union signed a free trade agreement on Tuesday (March 24) after eight years of negotiations, removing tariffs on almost all goods and potentially easing EU access to Australian critical minerals.

Japan asked US not to disadvantage Tokyo under new tariff rules

TOKYO: Japan has sought assurances from the US that Tokyo will not be put at a disadvantage under Washington's latest tariff measures, urging that a potential 15 per cent tariff not be applied to Japanese goods, its trade minister said on Friday (March 6).

US tariff on Vietnamese imports falls to about 16 per cent after policy overhaul

HANOI: Average US import tariffs on Vietnamese goods have dropped to around 16 per cent from 21.6 per cent following a major shift in US trade policy that took effect at 00:00 (US time) on February 24, according to data compiled by Global Trade Alert.