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China Incites Most Anti-Dumping Probes In First Half: WTO

Agence France Presse | October 24, 2003 China topped a list of countries that have triggered anti-dumping investigations on their exports in the six month to June, but the number of cases was down 43 percent from a year ago, the WTO said Friday.

Latino Politics, Miami Beached

Globe and Mail | By Naomi Klein | October 23, 2003

Hong Kong Will Host Next Big Meeting Of Global Trade Body

Associated Press | October 21, 2003 Hong Kong will host the next World Trade Organization ministerial meeting, the global trade body said Tuesday.

Sengalese Leader Abandons Faith In WTO, Prefers Direct Talks On Trade

Agence France Presse | October 21, 2003 Senegalese President Abdulaye Wade said Tuesday he had abandoned hope in the World Trade Organization and called instead for direct talks between blocs of countries aimed at boosting global commerce. "I want to say today that I frankly do not believe in the WTO," Wade told a session of the European Parliament here.

Farmers and Labor Press Global Trade as a Campaign Issue

New York Times | By ELIZABETH BECKER | October 21, 2003 CHURDAN, Iowa - When unions go on strike here, local farmers usually show up at picket lines with hogs and fresh produce to make sure the workers' families have food on their tables.

Canadian Government Looking To Ease Drug Restrictions

AIDS Weekly | October 20, 2003 Canada is studying ways to allow its generic drug manufacturers to supply poor countries with cheap copies of patented drugs, as permitted under a new World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement.

UN Signs On Diversity

The Australian | By Cathy Pryor | October 20, 2003 THE UN body on arts and culture, UNESCO, has adopted a resolution aimed at protecting cultural diversity from globalisation at its general conference which wrapped up in Paris on the weekend.

Lula""s Trade Crusade Is Far from Over

Business Week | By Jonathan Wheatley and Paul Magnusson | October 20, 2003

The Hypothesis Of A "Light" FTAA

Gazeta Mercantil Online | October 20, 2003

Nebraska Gets Foot In The Door In EU On Beef

The Associated Press | October 20, 2003LENGTH: 333 words Some Nebraska cattle producers are making inroads into European markets, despite a European Union ban on beef treated with growth hormones. The ban hasn't stopped some Nebraska cattlemen from producing non-hormone beef they can promote in Europe, according to the Nebraska Beef Council.