He said the commerce ministry would push for a higher FDI cap in the defense sector.
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China's commerce ministry said in a statement that vehicles were being dumped on the Chinese market, causing damage to the domestic industry.
China's commerce ministry said it was pleased the ECFA had taken effect.
Argentina's commerce ministry has asked consumers to monitor prices in the chains.
Onion growers, for instance, were recently told by the commerce ministry to halt exports at once in an effort to lower prices at home.
Taleban Deputy Minister for Trade, Qari Faizan, met representatives of Pakistan's commerce ministry to discuss a 1965 transit agreement, which allows land routes into Afghanistan.
On the other side of the debate are China's commerce ministry and some members of its National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), which formulates long-term economic strategy.
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The commerce ministry could unveil these new steps when it announces its foreign trade policy for the year, which Mr. Rao said is expected by the end of March.
However, BBC Radio 5 live reported in August that the business has been ordered to cease trading by Bahrain's trade and commerce ministry for allegedly violating regulations by operating outside its remit.
And late last year, when the commerce ministry issued a circular instructing Saudi companies to use Arabic for all their domestic correspondence a move designed to encourage the hiring of Saudis rather than non-Arabic-speaking Asians the companies dodged by substituting Egyptians for Indians, Lebanese for Filipinos.
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Government representatives from the Ministry of Commerce, the State Council, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and various Chambers of Commerce were all bullish on the opportunities for Chinese enterprises to go out and succeed.
"The Chinese ministry of commerce came up with the idea two years ago, " recalls Faisal.
Unfortunately, the Ministry of Commerce's decision was perhaps the inevitable result of ongoing political developments.
The 2006 rules reiterate that all acquisitions of Chinese companies require approval from the Ministry of Commerce.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce rejected the deal in a high-profile test of its then-new anti-monopoly law.
Spokespeople for China's Ministry of Commerce and State Administration of Foreign Exchange didn't respond to requests for comment.
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The approval comes a month after the ministry of commerce cleared Yum Brand's takeover of Little Sheep Group.
To date, the Ministry of Commerce has yet to grant a single round-trip investment approval under the 2006 rules.
Therefore, events are working against Zhou Xiaochuan, and so is Chen Deming, the boss of the Ministry of Commerce.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Commerce denied the existence of such a prohibition.
The Xinhua news agency cited a joint announcement from the Ministry of Commerce and the National Reform and Development Commission.
So far 22, 155 Chinese workers have been accounted for, the China Daily reported, citing numbers from the Ministry of Commerce.
Immediately following the announcement, Shen Danyang, spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing, said the U.S. was being protectionist.
Last week, for instance, China's Ministry of Commerce announced it will reduce by 72% China's exports of rare earth minerals.
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Also on Thursday, the Ministry of Commerce confirmed that problems in the core economies have taken a toll on Chinese exports.
Asean is China's third-largest trading partner, according to China's Ministry of Commerce.
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In a statement, the country's Ministry of Commerce said it "deeply regrets" the decision, but confirmed that the People's Republic will adhere to it.
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Despite the sour grapes expressed by Huawei and its patron, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the United States is open and ready to welcome Chinese investment.
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The ECD, co-chaired by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Polish Ministry of Economy, last met at an experts-level in Warsaw, Poland in April 2011.
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