Latest Trade Investigations News & Updates

Washington, June 3 (IANS) US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer has said that President Donald Trump’s administration will release results of its trade investigations into dozens of trading partners, including South Korea, China and Japan, “over the next few weeks.”Greer made the remarks in a CNBC interview, as the investigations have been in progress under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act to uncover “unfair” trade practices related to “structural” excess capacity and production, and to…

Seoul, March 20 (IANS) The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources launched on Friday a joint task force with private industries to coordinate responses to the United States’ trade investigations into South Korea over structural excess capacity and forced labour, officials said.Earlier this month, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) launched consecutive trade inquiries into South Korea and other major economies to uncover what it calls “unfair” trade practices related to structu…