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The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea, through our Commercial Counselor Emmanuel W. Ang, a notification on the exportation of live farmed and wild fish to South Korea. Please see below for more details:
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DTI holds session for franchisors in Vietnam Business Mirror February 15, 2017 THE Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently held an information session for the franchising sector at the DTI International Building in Makati City to prepare them for an Outbound Business Matching
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PHL, China prepare for SME cross-border trade and investment conference Business Mirror February 15, 2017  OFFICIALS of the Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) met recently with representatives of the Bank of China (BOC), Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and International Chamber of Commerce of the
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DTI issues circular on proper use of certification marks Business Mirror February 15, 2017 CITY OF MALOLOS—The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) issued a memorandum circular to clarify the proper use of the Philippine Standard (PS) and Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) marks on products under
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The Belgians are coming! Business Mirror February 15, 2017 IF plans push through, a Belgian business mission will be coming to town in the first quarter of 2017. It will not be a huge delegation accompanied by high officials and ministers and led by Belgian royalty—like the last that came
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Doing FTAs with the European Union Business Mirror February 8, 2017 Conclusion AS an agreement with “mixed” competencies, the Ceta will be provisionally applied while all the 28 member-states (through their respective national parliaments, or regional parliaments in the case of Belgium) will have to ratify the agreement according to
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DTI-Citem seeks bigger PHL share of $2-trillion global halal food market Business Mirror February 7, 2017 FOODPHILIPPINES is eyeing to make $100 million in sales in the fast-growing halal food industry through its participation in the 22nd Gulfood, the world’s largest food fair, from February 26 to March 2. Gulfood
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Workshop on Web-based global trade-alert system aimed to equip MSMEs Business Mirror February 7, 2017 ACCESSING relevant information on product requirements in export markets can be a huge challenge, especially for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Thus, a new Web-based alert system designed to help government agencies and MSMEs
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DTI proposes revision to Export Declaration form Business Mirror February 7, 2017 IN an effort to capture export data of halal, kosher, fair trade and organic-food sectors, the Department of Trade and Industry’s Export Marketing Bureau has formally proposed the revision of the Export Declaration (ED) form to introduce and
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DTI chief urges entrepreneurs to go digital Business Mirror February 7, 2017 TRADE Secretary Ramon M. Lopez has called for digital empowerment in the Philippines to continue fueling the development of the country’s digital commerce (e-commerce), a key priority on the current trade agenda. “I urge our micro, small, and
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