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Tuesday 3 December 2024
Trump 2.0 trade war: potential winners and losers
Donald Trump's upcoming return to the US presidency and his promised import tariffs threaten to disrupt the World Trade Organization's free trade principles. The WTO's 166 member...
Friday 22 November 2024
Trump-style 'Made in USA' could end tariff exemptions for China-made notebooks and smartphones
Donald Trump's expected return to the White House on January 20, 2025, has intensified speculation over his trade policy plans. Liu, Director of the Regional Development Study Center...
Monday 23 September 2024
Shifting winds: Taiwan's offshore energy localization policy faces turbulence under EU pressure
Taiwan's offshore wind industry finds itself in the eye of a storm as the European Union's World Trade Organization (WTO) complaint against local content requirements threatens to...
Wednesday 27 March 2024
China calls shenanigans on US EV policy, complains to WTO
The EU is following the US example.
Friday 1 March 2024
WTO talks run late: no agreement on extending zero tariffs for digital trade, including IC design
During an extended WTO meeting, developed and developing members at WTO still could not agree on digital trade that may impact global IC design data transfers.
Tuesday 18 April 2023
WTO panel: India's import duty on mobile phones inconsistent with obligation
A WTO panel ruled that India's decision to impose import customs duty on communication products, including mobile phones, violated its obligation under the global trading system in...
Tuesday 11 April 2023
Japanese semiconductor equipment makers worse hit by export controls than western peers
Japan is set to officially tighten export controls on 23 semiconductor equipment items to China, starting in July, following the US-led containment against Chinese semiconductor industry...
Monday 9 January 2023
Taiwan to join WTO chip dispute consultation to understand possible impacts
Taiwan filed a request on Jan 3 expressing its desire to join a World Trade Organization (WTO) consultation regarding China's protest of the "certain measures on certain semiconductors...
Tuesday 13 December 2022
US persuades allies to join chip gear sanction while China resorts to WTO
US White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed that the United States has discussed with its partners including Japan and the Netherlands to tighten chip-related...
Tuesday 4 December 2018
US tech control to have more impact on China than tariffs
The trade war between the world's two economic giants has lasted over a year since the US Trade Representative Office initiated in August 2017 a Section 301 investigation into imports...
Friday 26 April 2013
India solar market shines
Due to lack of sufficient electricity, there are around 400 million people in India that do not have access to any form of electricity, said a report by href="http://www.voanews.com/content/india-emerges-as-new-frontier-for-solar-power-developers/1644898.html"...
Monday 12 July 2010
Large-size panel makers, handset vendors to benefit from Taiwan victory against EU at WTO
Taiwan-based large-size TFT-LCD panel makers and handset vendors are likely to benefit from Taiwan's victory in the dispute against the European Union (EU) at the World Trade Organization...
Monday 29 March 2010
Taiwan brings in US$210 million from WTO GPA procurements in 1Q10
Taiwan became the 41st signatory member of the WTO (World Trade Organization) GPA (Government Procurement Agreement) in July 2009, and under the promotion and assistance by the Ministry...
Thursday 16 July 2009
Taiwan joins GPA club, eyeing huge US government procurement market
Taiwan became the 41st signatory country of the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) under the World Trade Organization (WTO) on July 15, entitling Taiwan-based enterprises to...
Monday 1 December 2008
Taiwan to become WTO GPA member
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is expected to announce on December 9 of Taiwan's accession to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), which will allow Taiwan exporters...