Alan Price

Karaoke Bodyguard, Sherman Poses: London Weekend Guide

An ex-secret serviceman risks his life for a stalked diva. The two fall hopelessly in love.

U.S. Boosts Import Duties on Chinese Wind-Energy Firms

Ratcheting up trade tensions with China, the U.S. increased import duties on wind towers produced by Chengxi Shipyard Co. and CS Wind Corp. as economic talks between the two nations opened in Washington.

China, Vietnam Wind-Tower Makers Draw U.S. Petition

Wind-tower producers from China and Vietnam are selling their renewable-energy equipment below cost in the U.S., according to an attorney for American producers that petitioned the U.S. to impose anti-dumping duties.

U.S. Sets Duties on Chinese, Vietnamese Wind Towers

Proposed U.S. tariffs on wind-energy towers from China and Vietnam were welcomed by a trade group that had complained competitors were dumping products in the American market.

Hackers Linked to China’s Army Seen From EU to D.C.

The hackers clocked in at precisely 9:23 a.m. Brussels time on July 18 last year, and set to their task. In just 14 minutes of quick keyboard work, they scooped up the e-mails of the president of the European Union Council, Herman Van Rompuy, Europe’s point man for shepherding the delicate politics of the bailout for Greece, according to a computer record of the hackers’ activity.

China to Flood Steel Market Hurting ArcelorMittal: Commodities

China, the world’s biggest steel producer, is exporting at the highest level in two years, exacerbating a global glut that may hurt competitors from ArcelorMittal to U.S. Steel Corp.

China Hit With Tariffs After Tianjin Pipe Gets Subsidized Loans

Tianjin Pipe Corp.’s 850-acre campus is unlike any other steel factory in the world. Ostriches, spotted deer and peacocks roam the grounds amid willow trees, bamboo bridges and Chinese pavilions. The plant has its own light-rail stop and hotel.

WTO Rejects Bulk of China's Complaints Over U.S. Steel-Pipe Import Duties

World Trade Organization judges rejected eight out of 11 complaints by China against U.S. duties on imports of steel pipes, some off-road tires and woven sacks.

U.S. Steelmakers Move to Block Chinese Investments After Anshan's Venture

U.S. steelmakers, working to block Chinese investments such as a planned venture by Anshan Iron & Steel Group in Mississippi, produced a report saying companies in China get illegal government subsidies.

U.S. Will Investigate Wind-Tower Makers From China, Vietnam

The Commerce Department said it will investigate U.S. producer complaints that wind-tower manufacturers from China and Vietnam sell their renewable-energy equipment below cost in the U.S.

"The final results are an important step in remedying the material injury already suffered by the U.S. industry and will force the Chinese and Vietnamese producers to compete fairly."

- Alan Price on Dec 19, 2012

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