China Valves Technology has announced that its subsidiary Henan Kaifeng High Pressure Valve Company has developed the capability to manufacture high quality technology-intensive forged steel valves for use in ultra supercritical thermal power generating units.

Bridge Laboratories has announced that it has reached an agreement to build its second preclinical facility in China.

The results have been announced of an ongoing international enforcement initiative between the United States and Canada that targets the illegal distribution of counterfeit network hardware manufactured in China.

DEX & Company, a global source for embroidered caps and hats, has opened a subsidiary office in California, United States.

China America Cooperative Automotive, an importer and distributor of Chinese vehicles into the U.S., Canada and Mexico, is inviting Chinese auto manufacturers to utilize the company's range of services to bring additional car models into the North American marketplace.

In the United States, the United Steelworkers union joined with a group of manufacturers in applauding U.S. Department of Commerce decisions to impose anti-dumping duties on certain types of nails imported from China and the United Arab Emirates.

The American Society for Quality says much of the responsibility for quality problems that have resulted in Chinese product recalls lies with inadequate oversight by U.S. importers.

On Dec.10, 2007, the U.S. Department of Commerce made its preliminary countervailing determination on off-the-road tires from China, which determined that the Chinese enterprises involved enjoy many subsidies and a temporary countervailing duty shall be imposed upon them. The Chinese side has expressed strong dissatisfaction over and firm opposition to such a decision.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened a new agricultural trade office in Chengdu, China's fifth most populated city in a region of nearly 200 million people.