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3-Strikes Test for the WTO

Washington Post / By Bob Dole Normalization of trade relations with China depends on China's willingness to open its markets and play by the rules set for members of the World Trade Organization (WTO). With the House due to vote this month and the Senate probably in June, debate on this issue will be on the front burner.

WTO""s Mike Moore Calls on Congress to Welcome China into World Trading Order

Trade Compass: Daily Brief / Vol. 48, Issue 6 Budapest - The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Mike Moore, on May 5 called on the United States Congress to vote for permanent trade relations with China. He said this would give American business the benefits of a more open China and better access to an economy of 1.3 billion consumers.

ADB Pledges to Fight Poverty

Reuters Asia's top banking showcase drew to a close on Monday amid tight security with promises of a region-wide fight against poverty. The last day of the Asian Development Bank annual meeting in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai focused on an ADB plan to channel hundreds of millions of dollars into targetted anti-poverty programmes.

Clinton Proposes USTR Labor Office Responsible for Core Labor Standards

Daily Report For Executives To address concerns for the labor aspects of trade policy-making, President Clinton is establishing a new labor office within the Office of the United States Trade Representative, White House Chief of Staff John Podesta said in a May 3 letter to Reps. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) and Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.).

Peruvian to Lead WTO""s Agricultural Negotiations

By Gustavo Capdevila GENEVA, May 8 (IPS) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was finally able to overcome a difference of opinion that got in the way of the agricultural committee's normal operations: it named Peruvian negotiator Jorge Voto-Bernales president of this strategic negotiating arena.

Beyond the Quick Fix for Agriculture

INGENUITY WITH CURRENT TECHNOLOGY CAN HELP SOLVE THE CONFLICTING DEMANDS OF MARKET, YIELD AND FARM SURVIVAL April 28, 2000 / The Vancouver Sun / Editorial

E.P.A. Approves Pesticide Alternative

Apr. 29 2000 / N.Y. Times/AP WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government has, according to these stories, approved a first-of-its-kind protein product that switches on a plant's natural defenses against disease and insects, giving farmers an alternative to chemical pesticides.

Corporate Farming Starting in India

Times of India MYSORE: The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha chief Prof M.D. Nanjundaswamy on Friday bitterly criticised the state government's move to allow the big corporate houses into the field of farming in the guise of encouraging bio-technology and said, the KRRS will oppose the allotment of land to the Reliance group of industries.

Deep Thinkers Plead with Congress for China Trade

BusinessWeek Though coming from a wide range of institutes, the scholars agree: Grant Beijing permanent normal trade relations

Legislators Feel Trade-Bill Pressure

Concerns about China have some hesitant By Jim Drinkard / USA TODAY