CHINA

Dumping Probes Add Up: Chinese firms were hit with 37 anti-dumping investigations by foreign countries last year, and the government is urging companies to comply with the probes. At the same time, however, the Trade Ministry accused foreign countries of using dumping charges to protect their markets, of levying anti-dumping duties without proper judicial procedures and of using inaccurate figures when calculating production costs. The dumping investigations last year included 15 in the United States, the state-run New China News Agency said.