Vietnam Seeks Market Economy Status For Antidumping

On September 8, 2023, the Government of Vietnam requested that the United States treat Vietnam as a Market Economy (ME) for antidumping (AD) law purposes versus the current Non-Market Economy (NME) status (attached). ME status generally means lower and more manageable/predictable (AD) dumping margins, so it is preferred for AD purposes.  Western press (e.g., Financial Times) have indicated of late that Vietnam has moved to being a ME.  President Biden visited Vietnam to seek closer relations with Vietnam including trade deals.  We will see what happens.  But this could be good for Vietnam if done. 

Notably, in a joint statement (attached) between President Biden and his Vietnam counterpart,

“The United States noted Vietnam officially requested the review of its market economy status on September 8, 2023.  The United States will review Vietnam’s request as expeditiously as possible, in accordance with U.S. law. The United States appreciates Vietnam’s ongoing efforts to further modernize and enhance the transparency of its monetary policy and exchange rate management framework, to promote macroeconomic stability, and to ensure the safety and soundness of the banking system.”


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Status:                  Clearance


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Acquired:             Uncommitted lease area for wind development from Eversource Energy (U.S.)

Value:                    $625 million

Industry Tags:    Energy

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Status:                   Upcoming/New Filing


Acquirer:               Mars Acquisition Corp. (Cayman Islands)

Acquired:              ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC (U.S.)

Value:                   $149.5 million

Industry Tags:       Logistics; Security Solutions

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Status:                  Upcoming/New Filing


Acquirer:              Enbridge Inc. (Canada)

Acquired:             Three gas utility businesses of Dominion Energy (U.S.)

Value:                    $14 billion

Industry Tags:    Regulated Utilities; Energy; Oil & Gas

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Status:  Mitigation; Clearance


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Acquirer:  Sina Corporation (China)

Revised Acquirer:  TuSimple (Cayman) Limited (Cayman Islands)

Acquired:   TuSimple Holdings Inc. (US)

Value:  Unknown

Industry:  Autonomous Vehicles

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Status:                  Upcoming/New Filing


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Acquired:             New joint venture (U.S.)

Value:                   $2-3 billion

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Status:       Upcoming/New Filing


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Acquired:             Computer Task Group (U.S.)

Value:                   Over $170 million

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Acquired:             Desktop Metal, Inc. (US)

Value:                   Over $500 million

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Value: $5.6 billion

Industry Tags: Aerospace; Defense

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