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China Signs WTO Deal with Latvia

BEIJING (AP) - Having secured an agreement with Latvia, negotiators seeking to bring China into the World Trade Organization before year's end continued working Wednesday on securing the big prize: a deal with the European Union.

Canada, Australia End 25-Year-Old Salmon Dispute

OTTAWA, May 16 (AFP) - Canada announced Monday that it had reached an agreement with Australia to end a 25-year-old Australian ban on the imports of Canadian fresh, chilled and frozen salmon.

China, EU Into Fine Print on WTO Deal

By Paul Eckert BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese and European Union negotiators got down on Tuesday to the fine print of a potential deal that would move Beijing to the brink of WTO membership.

China, Mexico: Same Depressing Tale on Labor Rights

LA Times World affairs: Economic openness doesn't cure all ills, as we have learned with NAFTA. By HARLEY SHAIKEN

Another Drop in Crop Prices Seen

WASHINGTON (AP) - A worldwide surplus of grain and soybeans is likely to push prices for many commodities down again this year, given the big crops that farmers are planting this spring, the Agriculture Department said today.

EU Says Needs More Time to Reach China-WTO Deal

By Paul Eckert BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the European Union ended their first day of trade talks Monday with the EU saying it needed more time to hammer out a deal that would help pave the way for China's entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The absence of a deal with the EU is the biggest remaining obstacle to China's membership.

Labor Leaders Lobby Fiercely to Kill the China Trade Bill

The New York Times / By STEVEN GREENHOUSE

EU Plays for High Stakes in WTO Talks with China

By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS, May 14 (Reuters) - European Union trade chief Pascal Lamy arrives in China on Monday hoping to negotiate a market-opening agreement that would remove the biggest remaining obstacle to China joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Clinton Pushes for China Trade in Midwest

The Washington Post / By Matthew Vita / Washington Post Staff Writer

Africa Trade Bill Clears Congress

By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Six years after the last big trade bill and just two weeks before a crucial House vote on China trade, Congress is sending the White House major trade legislation to make it easier for sub-Saharan Africa and Caribbean nations to sell their goods in the United States.