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Counterfeiting Swoop Highlights China""s Thriving Forgery Trade

CNN.com | April 5, 2004 Growth in global trade could reach 7.5 percent this year, assuming the U.S. and European economies continue to expand and oil prices stay near 2003 levels, the World Trade Organization (WTO) says. The WTO said Monday that a 2.5 percent increase in global output in 2003 had lifted world trade by 4.5 percent.

Japanese Not Budging On Mad Cow; Government Rejects U.S. Testing Proposal

Grand Forks Herald | By Jerry Hagstrom | April 5, 2004 The Bush administration does not appear to be making much headway in its attempts to convince the Japanese to reopen the U.S. beef market without testing all cattle for mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

Foresters Decry Trade Encounter; Possible Option: Selling Off Land

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | By PERALTE C. PAUL | April 6, 2004 As a forester in the northeast Georgia town of Washington, Jenny Brown is tied to the Southern yellow pine forests she and her father manage for clients.

Rice Restrictions Likely To Prove A Tough Sell At WTO

BusinessWorld | April 6, 2004 Convincing World Trade Organization (WTO) member-countries that the Philippines needs to retain quantitative restrictions (QRs) on rice may not be easy. The head of the Philippine negotiating team on QR retention, deputy administrator of the National Food Authority (NFA) Gregorio Tan, said negotiations may take time and may prove to be arduous.

USDA and USTR Statement Regarding Beef Trade with Japan

USDA | April 1, 2004

Trade Experts To Gather In Kenya On WTO Talks

Xinhua | March 30, 2004 NAIROBI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Trade representatives from 12 African countries will meet in the Kenyan capital Nairobi Tuesday to chart ways of reviving the collapsed World Trade Organizations (WTO) talks, organizers said here on Monday.

The Imbalance of Trade

U.S. News & World Report | By Lou Dobbs | April 5, 2004 The President, many of his cabinet members, and more than a few of the administration's surrogates are desperately trying to alter the national debate on the cost of free trade, outsourcing of American jobs to cheap overseas labor markets, and responsible trade policies.

Bird Flu Eu Lifts Blanket Ban On US, Canadian Poultry Imports

AFX European Focus | March 30, 2004 The EU lifted a blanket ban on poultry imports from the US and Canada imposed over bird flu scares. EU health experts agreed to a proposal from the European Commission to limit the bans only to the areas affected by the outbreaks -- Texas for the United States and the western province of British Columbia for Canada.

Former ILO Expert Says US Firms Condoning Workers"" Rights Abuses In China

AFX European Focus | March 30, 2004 US companies are condoning workers' rights abuses in China, giving manufacturers in that country an illegitimate cost advantage and fueling job losses in the US, a former International Labor Organisation (ILO) expert said Monday.

UN Rights Expert Slams WTO-Led Push For Free Farm Trade

Agence France Presse | March 30, 2004 A UN human rights expert on Tuesday slammed the World Trade Organisation's handling of agricultural trade, saying countries should be allowed to opt out of liberalisation to ensure their populations are fed adequately.