World Trade Organization

Japan, EU Unite on WTO Farm Stance

The Japan Times BRUSSELS (Kyodo) Agriculture Minister Yoshio Yatsu agreed with his European Union partners Monday to pursue recognition of the multifunctional role of agriculture in a new round of trade liberalization talks, EU and Japanese officials said.

New Export Subsidy Proposals Could Help Revive WTO Talks on Agriculture

Kyodo News / By Tim Johnson BANGKOK -- U.S. agricultural trade negotiators hailed Tuesday an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) proposal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on special treatment for developing countries in agricultural trade, but said significant differences remain on issues such as domestic supports.

WTO Issue Passed to Incoming Ag Secretary

by Tonya Ratliff / Agweb.com

China: We""re a Developing Nation

By NAOMI KOPPEL / Associated Press Writer GENEVA (AP) -- Attempts to admit China as a member of the World Trade Organization snagged Friday on Beijing's insistence that it should be able to give extra help to its farmers.

China WTO Talks Hit Blockage Over Farm Subsidies

GENEVA (Reuters) - Long-running talks on China's entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) appear to be running into trouble over Beijing's insistence that it must have the right to increase farm production subsidies, diplomats said on Friday.

EU Says South Korea Not a Developing Country

GENEVA, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The European Union said on Wednesday that South Korea had no right to claim treatment as a developing country in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The complaint was voiced by an EU envoy during discussion in the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on a recent ruling against Seoul over rules it sets on how beef is sold in the country's shops.

Senator: U.S. Unlikely to Overturn Anti-Dumping Law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is unlikely to overturn a new anti-dumping measure unless ordered to by the World Trade Organization, a leading U.S. senator told Reuters.

A Dissenting Voice in Labor""s Ranks: Taking Aim at the World Trade Organization

Human Rights for Workers / Bulletin No. V-15 / http://www.senser.com / Robert A. Senser, editor, hrfw@senser.com.

Nod for WTO Agriculture Agreement

The Hindu / By Sushma Ramachandran

Trade Winds Gathering Force

When they look back at us with the knowledge that only the future can bring, tomorrow's generations may well mark 2001 as the year of a new beginning--or the year of an ignominious ending--for a remarkably beneficial time in which world trade raised many boats.