Amendments allow for investigations to be conducted, action taken against unfairly subsidised imports, says Liew

By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — The Asean Summit, the highest policy-making body of the regional bloc, kicked off today with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim calling on member states to stand united in defending multilateralism amid rising protectionism and a shifting global...

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Rising trade protectionism impacts global trade, causing economic fragmentation that affects trade, investment, and capital flows throughout the region, as concluded in the 28th Asean+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM+3).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — The government has decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties ranging from 6.33 per cent to 37.44 per cent on imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating or exported from China and Indonesia, said the Investment, Trade, and Industry Ministry (Miti) today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 — The nation is strengthening ties with international markets to avoid a strict bifurcation of the global semiconductor supply chain, particularly as more protectionist measures may be in store following Donald Trump’s recent victory in the United States (US) presidential election.

WASHINGTON, Oct 2 — The United States' (US) Commerce Department announced anti-subsidy countervailing duties on solar cells on Tuesday, which are imported by companies in Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Thailand that were lower than some expected for several major Chinese producers.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 —  Asia Pacific leaders set aside differences on Friday with their first joint communique in three years, calling for free and predictable trade to help a global economy laid low by the coronavirus pandemic.