News by subject: TRD

Recently, the China Securities Regulatory Commission has followed through on directives from the 19th NCCPC on further opening up to the outside world and actively promoting the two-way opening up of the capital market to boost reform and...

Canada's motor vehicle manufacturing industry is facing declining demand from U.S. consumers and uncertainty surrounding trade relations is raising questions about the industry's future prospects. Following a 3.8 per cent drop in 2017, industry...

The United Steelworkers released the following statement today as the United States and South Korea prepare to meet to discuss the renegotiation of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). "The USW condemns the...

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, will visit Tennessee from January 5 to 8, 2018, where he will deliver a keynote address to the American Farm Bureau Federation's annual convention and participate in...

The Consulate General of Canada in Detroit is pleased to announce the visit of the Honorable Ralph Goodale, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, to Kentucky January 4-5, 2018. The Minister will attend The Kentucky Chamber...

Today, Berwick Offray LLC (Berwick Offray) formally filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission, asserting that imports of plastic decorative ribbon from China are being sold in the United States...

As an important route serving China's strategic plan on the Changchun-Jilin-Tumen Development Pilot Zone, the railway linking Hunchun in northeast China's Jilin Province and Makhalino in Russia saw a freight volume of 1.66 million tonnes in the first...

On November 23 and 24, China and Italy held a Cooperation Forum in Venice, Italy, for China's Belt and Road initiative to align with the development strategies of Europe. Venice is a famous port city, and an important site of the Belt and Road entry...

The Port of Corpus Christi is pleased this week to recognize the two-year anniversary of Congress lifting the ban on exports of crude oil, and proud to have played a role in the expansion of the United States as a global leader in energy trade....

Several amazing prizes are going to be raffled off at the first event of Traders Fair series in Thailand. Organized by FINEXPO, Thailand Traders Fair is going live on February 3, 2018 at Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok and will host over 20 exhibitors...

Canadian exporters have many reasons to be fearful and to pivot their business strategies right now. Anti-trade rhetoric continues to dominate the headlines; major trade agreements are being renegotiated or scuttled and there's a real-time threat to...

In the wake of issuing new comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) detailing steps to foster more competition in the prescription drug marketplace, the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) welcomed both House and Senate year-end hearings on...

The "Better Life and Beyond"-themed Belt & Road Brand Expo 2017 came to a successful close at the Shanghai Exhibition Center on December 10, 2017. As the first edition of the event, the 10,000-square-meter exhibition assembled under one roof over...

Growing Canada's agricultural trade with Mexico is a key economic driver that will help create more long-term growth and good jobs that benefit the middle-class. Bilateral agri-trade between Canada and Mexico reached $4.2 billion in 2016. The...

The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, will host a consultation with representatives from the labour movement on the modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Please note that all...

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Global Affairs Canada Trade is a priority for the Government of Canada as a key driver of the economy, helping to creating new market opportunities for Canadian businesses, including for Canada's farmers and food...

Steel Dynamics, Inc. today commented that it is pleased with this week's announcement by the Department of Commerce (DOC) concerning the preliminary affirmative circumvention determination against flat roll steel from China processed into cold roll...

Verso Corporation and Sappi North America today praised the decision of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel, which upheld the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on imports from Indonesia. The decision, released...

The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled today that the U.S. lumber industry is materially injured by Canadian government subsidies of their softwood lumber industry. Voting 4-0 in favor of the U.S. lumber industry, the ITC ruling...

The World Trade Organization (WTO) yesterday rebuffed Indonesia's challenge to the U.S. countervailing duty determination by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) on coated paper imports. In addition it upheld the injury determination by the U.S....

The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, and the Honourable Andrew Leslie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada?U.S. Relations), will co-host a consultation with...

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear, starting tomorrow, a historic case that could help bring down the numerous trade barriers that persist between the provinces, shows a Viewpoint published today by the MEI. "This case is of national interest,...

Western Gas Partners, LP and Western Gas Equity Partners, LP today announced that Benjamin Fink, President and CEO, will present at the 2017 Wells Fargo Securities Pipeline, MLP, and Utilities Symposium, in New York City, on Wednesday, December 6,...

Today, the International Trade Commission (ITC) issued its final determination, activating significant tariffs on the imports of Chinese hardwood plywood, voting 4-0 that the domestic industry is materially injured, or threatened with material...

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Quebecor Fund today announced a new pilot partnership to promote the export of Canadian content. The CMF will draw on the expertise of the Quebecor Fund in the management and implementation of the latter's Export...

The United Steelworkers (USW) issued the following statement after the release of a report by the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity. The forum, created through the action of the G20 leaders, has met to discuss overcapacity in the global steel...

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, issued the following statement today on the export of Canadian pulses to India: "The Government...

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, will be participating in an armchair discussion on the topic A Canadian Opportunity: How Business Can Drive Clean Growth. The Senior Vice-President at the Royal Bank of Canada, John...

The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, will be participating in an armchair discussion on the topic A Canadian Opportunity: How Business Can Drive Clean Growth. The Senior Vice-President at the Royal Bank of Canada, John...

Thailand is well position to connect investors to new opportunities arising from the increasing border trade and the region's rapid economic growth. With its strategic location in the center of ASEAN with emerging markets, including Cambodia, Laos,...

Canadians are unequivocal: 89% think they should be allowed to bring any legally purchased product from one province to another, according to an Ipsos poll commissioned by the MEI, the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF), and the Atlantic...

1% = $1 billion. That's the increase in costs for retailers in Canada if tariffs on US-originating retail goods imported into this country rise by 1%, according to a deep-dive analysis by global management consultancy firm A.T. Kearney, in...

The "Global 9-decanoic Acid Methyl Ester Market 2017-2021" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering. The global 9-decanoic acid methyl ester market to grow at a CAGR of 7.45% during the period 2017-2021. Global 9-decanoic Acid...

Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay's trade mission to China is off to a strong start, with industry groups reaching a multitude of new deals in Shanghai and Guangzhou that will boost sales, grow exports to the world's second-largest...

Nautilus Hyosung America, the largest and fastest growing ATM provider in the U.S., has filed a complaint today with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to enforce violation and remedial orders issued by the ITC against Diebold Nixdorf as a...

Panjin, a coastal city in the rustic belt of northeast China, has flourished as a booming industrial port as a result of the Belt and Road Initiative and broader international cooperation. Situated on the Liaodong Bay of the Bohai Gulf, Panjin is a...

One can sum up the history of U.S. financial advisor regulations with two phrases: "expanded requirements" and "greater transparency." This has produced mounting pressure for them to be perfect, while forcing them to more widely divulge their errors...

A new poll reveals the vast majority of Canadians feel the government needs to secure progressive improvements to labour, environmental and other social issues in NAFTA or be prepared to walk away from a bad trade deal. "Canadians share Unifor's...

Last night, Avocados From Mexico (a not-for-profit organization whose charter is to build the Avocados From Mexico brand and drive U.S. demand for avocados) hosted a celebration like only one of America's favorite fruits could ? with a fiesta at the...

Honeywell has signed Lufthansa Technik as a licensed component repair center and exclusive global asset provider for all Honeywell components and the HGT 1700 APU on Airbus A350 aircraft. Under the agreement, Lufthansa Technik will offer A350...

Spirits Canada welcomes the significant progress made in Da Nang Viet Nam by the 11 Members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to reach a modern and progressive multilateral trade liberalization agreement. ...

Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, and his provincial counterparts today discussed final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce in the countervailing and anti-dumping duty investigations into imports of...

Connectivity and data integration experts F4F, part of Proagrica, and established Farm Management System experts 365FarmNet have announced an exciting new strategic data connectivity agreement that will, as a first priority, enable connection of...

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) made a unanimous preliminary determination today that unfairly-traded imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from Brazil, Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan are causing injury to U.S....

The 2017 China-Latin America and the Caribbean (CLAC) International Exposition will be held at the Zhuhai International Convention and Exhibition Center, China from November 9 to 11, 2017. The statistics from its organizing committee show that up to...

The Coalition Against Illicit Trade (CAIT), today launches its latest white paper that brings the expertise and research of its members to examine the benefits of digitalisation of the solutions implemented to fight illicit trade. According to the...

As the federal government undergoes trade negotiations and as Parliament begins to embark on a statutory Copyright Act review, helping Canadian businesses succeed in the international market should be top of mind, panelists said at an event hosted by...

Media are invited to a breakfast panel discussion featuring Canadian and international music publishers and trade experts who will discuss how Canada can successfully compete in the global market. The conversation will include questions such as "What...

"The U.S. Department of Commerce's announcement of final duties averaging 20.8% on Canadian softwood is completely unjustified and will be crippling for Canadian workers and our forestry industry if not overturned," said Ken Neumann, United...

Amendments to the U.S.-imposed duties on softwood lumber exports doesn't change the crisis facing Canada's forestry industry, says Unifor. "Nothing changes today. The tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber are outrageous," said Jerry Dias, Unifor...