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US to impose duties on imported Chinese steel pipes by P. Parameswaran Wed Dec 30, 3:49 pm ET WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States will slap penalty duties on imported Chinese steel pipes targeted for unfair subsidies, officials said Wednesday, heightening trade tensions between the two powers. The US International Trade Commission (ITC) said it had made a "final" decision Wednesday that the subsidized pipes adversely impacted the domestic steel industry, paving the way for the Commerce Department to impose countervailing duties of up to nearly 16 percent on the pipes. This is the largest countervailing duty case filed against...

/begin my summary S. Korea: Pro-American and Anti-American Crowds at PyongtaekMostly Pyongtaek residents, sponsored by Pyongtaek K-6 Business Association, 800-strong, staged a pro-American rally, welcoming their presence in their neighborhood.  However, MSM only covered the violent anti-American rally by militant lefties who were mostly from outside. There were some clashes between two parties. Some pro-American crowds managed to confiscate steel-pipes anti-American crowds carried to attack riot police. The pipes are shown at the end.Pro-American Rally  Anti-American RallyAbout 8,000 anti-American crowds, mostly outsiders from pro-North militant labor union, "Min-no-chong", and a more militant college organization, "Han-chong-ryon," were bused into Pyongtaek. 80 buses transported them. They eventually...