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Taiwan reported cases of Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle on the main island of Taiwan in April 2021 and Taiwan's Council of Agriculture began a vaccination program in response.

On February 22, 2021, the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to establish a dispute resolution panel on the United States’ new requirement to mark Hong Kong-originated products as “Made in China”.

On January 14, 2021, Hong Kong requested the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DBS) to set up a panel to consider its dispute with the United States on the United States’...

On October 30, 2020, Hong Kong officially filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization’s dispute unit against the United States on the subject of the United States’ new labelling arrangement...

In early February 2020, Taiwan's Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA) announced that it concluded organic equivalency negotiations with Japan and Australia.

Effective May 1, 2020, all U.S. dairy products for food purposes under HS Codes 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405 and 0406 must be accompanied with the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) joint....

The Hong Kong Government completed its public consultation on the proposed amendments to the regulation of metallic contaminants in food products.

Hong Kong intends to strengthen its metallic contamination control in food by amending its obsolete Food Adulteration (Metallic Contamination) Regulations which was last updated in 1983.

Thirty five U.S. exhibitors showcased 255 new products at Hong Kong’s leading food and beverage trade show, establishing over 500 serious contacts, reporting on-site sales of $1.56 million....

Exports of high-value, processed food products have been a significant contributor to the strongest five-year period for agricultural exports in U.S. history.