Asia: International Law

Earlier this year in March, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) initiated investigations pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, targeting 60 (sixty) of its major trading partners.

The DGTR issued final findings in the anti-dumping investigation into imports of Low Ash Metallurgical Coke from Australia, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan and Russia. The application for the initiation of the investigation was filed by Indian Metallurgical Coke Manufacturers Association. The Authority noted that the imports from the subject countries have increased significantly in absolute and relative terms

The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals under the Ministry of Chemicals has temporarily suspended the operation of the following Quality Control Orders. The Orders have been suspended for a period of 3 months, from 1st April 2026 to 1st July 2026.

Indonesia’s export regime for strategic natural resources may soon undergo one of its most significant structural changes in recent years. The Government is reportedly preparing a regulation that would centralize the export of certain commodities through PT Danantara Sumber Daya Indonesia (“DSDI”), which is expected to function as the primary intermediary between domestic producers and international buyers.

Explore the latest developments in India's trade policy landscape, including anti-dumping measures, WTO updates, and bilateral trade agreements. This edition examines how trade remedies support manufacturing growth, reviews recent court decisions on quality control orders, and tracks global trade remedy actions affecting Indian exporters across multiple sectors.

The recent economic developments have made it clear that the need of the economy is to strengthen domestic manufacturing by improving competitiveness, encouraging investments, reducing avoidable import dependence and building resilient globally integrated Indian supply chains.

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has launched a new Trade Secrets Case Law Collection database, featuring 13 landmark Chinese court decisions on trade secret protection—the highest number alongside the United States. This initiative aims to enhance global understanding of judicial approaches to safeguarding valuable business information and competitive advantages through representative case law from multiple jurisdictions.

Hong Kong is setting up a new Hong Kong International Commercial Court (“HKICC”) as a specialist division of its High Court, with a mandate to hear complex, high value international and cross border commercial disputes.

Recent Supreme Court decisions are dismantling longstanding regulatory barriers that have historically complicated the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in India. By removing the Reserve Bank of India pre-approval requirement...