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BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has authorised a significant increase in the protection of EU polyester filament fabric producers from cheap dumped Chinese exports. It has raised the main anti-dumping duty for Chinese producers of woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn containing 85% or more by weight of textured and/or non-textured polyester filament, dyed (including dyed white) or printed.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has been asked to levy heavy anti-dumping duties on exports to the EU from the USA, China and Taiwan of chemicals called peroxosulphates (persulphates), widely used for cleaning. One variant KMPS disinfects swimming pools, while other types – such as potassium peroxymonosulphate are used for a range of cleaning and disinfection applications.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

ALLEGED glaring loopholes in China’s fight against the counterfeiting of goods will now be examined in detail by a World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes settlement panel, which was established yesterday (Tues) at the urging of the United States.…

BY DINAH GARDNER, in Macao

IT’S the world’s biggest casino. With 1,150 gaming tables and 3,400 slot machines, the US$2.4 billion Venetian Macau Resort opened its doors last month [August 28] in Macau, a special administrative region (SAR) of China near Hong Kong.…

BY MONICA DOBIE, in Ottawa, and KEITH NUTHALL

IT would almost be hard for Canada not to be one of the seafood industry’s largest global players. After all, surrounded by the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific oceans and the Great Lakes as well, Canada has the world’s longest coastline (244,000 km).…

BY MARK GODFREY, in Yunnan province, China

"MEDIOCRITY and non-merit are wrong!" The resolute call to excellence in Chinese characters greets visitors the lobby of the twenty floor hemispherical office tower to which visitors to Yuxi Hongta cigarette plant.

Run by the state-owned Hongta group, the Yuxi plant hires a staff of 2,500 to produce an annual 2.5 million cases of cigarettes, including iconic local brands like Yuxi, Hongmei and Hongtashan, as well as Imperial Tobacco’s West brand.…

BY MARK ROWE

WEATHER-resistant and anti-corrosion coatings and sealants are being developed with the aid of nanotechnology that will significantly enhance the lifetime operation of buildings and property across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Most of the developments are expected to be particularly welcome in the Asia-Pacific region, where the hot and humid climate imposes a more onerous regime on paints and coatings.…

BY KARRYN CARTELLE

AS paint and coatings demand abroad looks increasingly enticing, players in the South Korean paint and coatings industry are expanding their global reach, seeking to improve brand recognition and their sales prospects.

With limited growth potential predicted among players in the mature South Korea domestic market, companies are also looking to emerging paint and coatings technologies and other areas within the Asia-Pacific region to drive sales forward.…

BY MARK GODFREY, in Beijing

LISTENING to the war stories being swapped at the Thursday night corporate networking parties that regularly fill Beijing’s five star hotel bars leaves the impression that doing business in China is comparable to sticking your head into a bucket of piranhas.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A GROUNDBREAKING deal protecting traditionally-made food products in overseas markets is under way. In the first European Union (EU) agreement of its kind, the European Commission formally applied to register 10 EU food products within China’s geographical indications system and vice versa.…