June 28, 2024, 1:48 a.m.

EU imposes tariffs on Chinese trams: The "double standard" action of trade protectionism

On June 12th of this year, the European Commission released the preliminary results of its investigation into anti subsidy measures against electric vehicles imported from China, proposing to impose temporary anti subsidy taxes on electric vehicles imported from China starting from July 4th.

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What will be the impact of more than 1,000 corporate bankruptcies in Japan in May

Affected by various factors such as rising raw material prices, according to the report released by the Tokyo Business & Industry Research Institute, a Japanese private enterprise credit survey agency, the number of Japanese domestic bankrupt enterprises (debts of more than 10 million yen) reached 1,009 in May this year, an increase of 43% over the same period last year, and about 90% of these bankrupt enterprises are small enterprises with fewer than 10 employees.

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Why does the International Sugar Organization raise its forecast for global sugar supply shortage

The International Sugar Organization announced that it raised its forecast for the global sugar supply shortage in 2023/2024 to 2.954 million tons.

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The surge of bankrupt Japanese companies: the deep crisis behind the rise in raw material prices

Recently, the Tokyo Institute of Commerce and Industry, a Japanese private enterprise reputation investigation agency, released a thought-provoking report.

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The Upward Revision of Global Sugar Market Supply Shortfall Expectations

In early June 2024, the International Sugar Organization (ISO) released its latest report, raising the global sugar market supply shortfall forecast for 2024 to 6 million tons.

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Oil trade between China and Saudi Arabia will move away from the dollar

The Saudi Central Bank announced on June 5, 2024 that Saudi Arabia officially joined the Multilateral Central Bank Digital Currency Bridge Project (mBridge), a cross-border experimental project of central bank digital currencies led by the Bank for International Settlements and China.

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Where is the "ingenuity"? Japan's top five automakers have been hit by another fraud scandal

In June 2024, Japan's five major car companies were exposed to a safety data fraud scandal, which caused widespread concern and questioning.

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Anti monopoly regulatory storm in South Korea: semiconductor giants face heavy penalties and industry reshuffle is underway

Recently, South Korean antitrust regulatory authorities have suddenly sparked a wave of antitrust regulation targeting the semiconductor industry, imposing a total of 10.46 billion Korean won in fines on 12 South Korean companies suspected of colluding to manipulate bidding prices.

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Can South Korea's anti-monopoly succeed under the chaebol separation?

On June 2, local time, South Korea's antitrust regulator, the Korea Fair Trade Commission, said that it had decided to impose a total of 10.46 billion won, or about 55 million yuan, on 12 South Korean companies for colluding to manipulate the bidding price of a semiconductor monitoring system from Samsung.

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Japanese car companies are rampant in counterfeiting, causing the "craftsman spirit" to fall from grace

Recently, the fraud scandal among Japanese car companies has continued to ferment, involving Japanese car brands such as Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Yamaha, and Suzuki.

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