Mexico's Diario Oficial of December 22, 2010 lists a notice from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea has announced that on December 26, 2010, the Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance unveiled Korea's 2011 international economic policies and stated that, in a bid to boost trade, pursuing free trade agreements with emerging countries, including those from South America and Africa, will become the government’s most important economic mission.
The Government of Canada issued the following notices on December 26, 2010:
Mexico's Diario Oficial of December 24, 2010 lists a notice from the Secretary of the Economy as follows:
The European Union issued the following trade-related releases on December 29, 2010:
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has decided to launch an antidumping investigation into distiller’s dried grains with or without solubles imported from the U.S., which will investigate the existence and margin of the dumping for such imports from the U.S. and its damage to Chinese Mainland’s industry. China's Tariff No. for the subject grains is 23033000.
The European Commission has posted a Questions & Answers document regarding new,mandatory energy labeling requirements and new efficiency classes for televisions, household dishwashers, washing machines, and refrigerating appliances, as part of a directive adopted by the European Parliament in May 2010 and published in the Official Journal on September 28, 2010.
In the December 23, 2010 edition of the Official Journal of the European Union, the following trade-related notices were posted:
China's Ministry of Commerce has announced that it decided to launch an antidumping probe into photographic paper imported from the U.S., European Union, and Japan. The investigation will focus on evidence and damages of dumping to China's photographic paper sector. The MOC said it formally received the application for the AD probe from domestic Chinese photographic paper enterprises on November 8, 2010.
On December 24, 2010, Xinhua reported Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi's announcement that BRIC has accepted South Africa as a full member of the group, which currently includes Brazil, Russia, India and China. Yang said that China, as the current rotating chair of BRIC, believes South Africa's accession will promote the development of BRIC and enhance the cooperation of emerging market economies. (BRIC is a group of emerging market economies which are expected to grow faster than the G7 economies.)