{
  "id": 2075456,
  "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",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T05:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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 recommended that the Korean finance ministry impose antidumping duties on Chinese and Taiwanese solid sodium hydroxide imports, citing damage to the domestic industry. The recommended duties range from 3.66 percent to 22.21 percent on three Chinese exporters and 38.89 percent on one Taiwanese exporter. Solid sodium hydroxide, or caustic soda, is a crucial material for various industrial applications. Additionally, the KTC is investigating allegations of Chinese producers dumping flat photographic plates in the Korean market, with a final decision expected 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"
      },
      {
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-20T05:02:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}