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Brazil Braces for Final WTO Jet Subsidy Report

By Phil Stewart BRASILIA, April 28 (Reuters) - Brazil readied itself on Friday for more bad news from the World Trade Organisation, due to hand down later in day its final report on Brazilian export subsidies to regional aircraft maker Embraer.

5 Asian Countries to Work on Free-Trade Zone

By INAM AHMED DHAKA, Bangladesh, April 28 (UPI) -- Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand have decided to work toward establishing a free-trade zone to boost trade and investment in the region.

According to OECD, Global Prospects Will Be Largely Influenced by Situation in China

EU Could Begin to Export Cereals Without Subsidies from 2004; Concerns Over American Subsidies

African Trade Bill Includes Provisions on EU Goods

The Wall Street Journal / By DAVID ROGERS, Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WASHINGTON -- Bananas and beef are stowaways on a bill before Congress to promote trade with Africa in textiles and apparel.

Greens to Oppose Free Trade

The Press / by Victoria Main in Wellington The Green Party says free-trade deals would be "an absolute disaster for New Zealand" and should be scrutinised by Parliament before being signed.

China Warns U.S. Over Trade Status

BEIJING (AP) - With a U.S. congressional vote on a landmark trade deal approaching, China warned Thursday of possible repercussions for American companies in China if the pact is rejected. The warning came during a visit by a congressional delegation that President Clinton hopes will solidify support for giving China permanent low-tariff access to U.S. markets.

Cassava Can Play

Reuters ROME -- The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which finances farm projects in poor nations, were cited as saying in a joint statement today that cassava, long neglected by policy makers, has huge potential to reduce world hunger as it is a cheap, resilient crop that can substitute for wheat.

Report Urges World Trade Organization to Follow Human Rights

From CP-Reuters GENEVA (CP) - A Canadian and a Kenyan law professor are calling on World Trade Organization panels to put international human rights laws above trade rules when resolving disputes among its members.

U.S. Must Remain Engaged in China, Glickman Says

By Doug Palmer SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman said on Thursday the United States must remain commercially "engaged" with China to influence progress in areas such as labor and human rights.

Russia Faces UN Human Rights Vote, China Escapes Again - Session Rounds Up

Agence France Presse / Kate Millar GENEVA, April 27 (AFP) - The United Nations human rights commission ends its annual discussions here Friday having condemned Russia over its military action in Chechnya, but China again slipped through the net.