Brussels, 15/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - According to the WTO's half-yearly report on anti-dumping, Asian countries, with China at the top of the list, are the main targets of new investigations and measures adopted in the second half of 2007. 40 investigations were opened into their exports (39 for the same period in 2006) the EU (6), Malaysia (5) and the USA (4). In total during the second half of 2007, 14 WTO member countries launched 101 investigations (109 in the second half of 2006). 31 investigations were opened by India (the highest number of all countries), followed by the US (24), South Korea (10), the Union (9), Brazil (8) and Turkey (6). Machinery and the equipment sector has been the most targetted sector, with 23 investigation procedures opened, followed by chemical products (18), textiles (11) and base metals (10). Out of the 23 new investigations notified on machinery and equipment, 16 came from India, 5 by Argentina and 2 from the US. Chinese exports were the target of most investigations in the second half of 2007 and also the subject of most new antidumping measures adopted by other member countries. 26 measures were adopted against China (out of a total of 58 new measures notified to the WTO), four more than during the same period in 2006. South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan follow with four each. The Union's exports were also targetted by a new measure. In total, 13 WTO Member States indicated that they had applied 58 new final antidumping measures in the second half of 2007, as opposed to 66 in the same period for 2006. followed by Brazil (8 new measures), china and the Union (7 each). Chemicals was sector that was targetted by most new measures (23), followed by machinery and equipment (12), textiles (4). Out of the 23 new measures for chemical products, China applied 7 of them, the Union 6 and India 5. (E.H./trans/rh)