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  "id": 2073684,
  "title": "Trade watchdog to recommend antidumping duties on Chinese, Taiwanese industrial material",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/trade-watchdog-to-recommend-antidumping-duties-on-chinese-taiwanese",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T05:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/20260820/trade-watchdog-to-recommend-antidumping-duties-on-chinese-taiwanese-industrial-material"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Trade Commission (KTC) has announced its recommendation for the imposition of antidumping duties on solid sodium hydroxide imports from China and Taiwan, as it determined that the foreign products have damaged the domestic industry. The KTC will recommend duties ranging from 3.66 percent to 22.21 percent on three Chinese exporters, while a 38.89 percent duty will be imposed on one Taiwanese exporter. Solid sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda, is a crucial material utilized across various industrial applications. Additionally, the KTC is currently investigating allegations that Chinese producers are dumping flat photographic plates in the Korean market. The commission aims to finalize its decision on this investigation in October.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Trade watchdog to recommend antidumping duties on Chinese, Taiwanese industrial material",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/trade-watchdog-to-recommend-antidumping-duties-on-chinese-taiwanese-2076132",
        "published": "2026-08-20T04:31:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trade watchdog to recommend antidumping duties on Chinese, Taiwanese industrial material",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/trade-watchdog-to-recommend-antidumping-duties-on-chinese-taiwanese-2075456",
        "published": "2026-08-20T05:12:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}