World Trade Organization

Supachai Says China""s WTO Entry Is ""Wake Up Call"" for SE Asia

Agence France Presse | January 8, 2002 | BY BERNICE HAN SINGAPORE - China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a reminder for Southeast Asian countries to continue with economic reforms or risk being left behind in the global marketplace, incoming WTO chief Supachai Panitchpakdi said Tuesday.

The Mouse that Roared

Toronto Globe and Mail | By MICHAEL EDWARDS | January 3, 2002 The anti-globalization movement has been given an uncomfortable ride in the media since Sept. 11. Protesters have been uncharacteristically muted, fearful of the inevitable backlash if their activities are seen as insensitive, unpatriotic or merely irrelevant to fighting the battle of the moment.

U.S. Official Says New WTO Negotiations Require Intense Attention

Inside US Trade | January 4, 2002

Canada Dairy Fight Raises Questions on Agriculture, Dispute Rules

Inside US Trade | January 4, 2002

Taiwan Joins WTO as 144th Member

The Independent (London) | January 2, 2002 TAIWAN MARKED its entry to the World Trade Organisation yesterday with a pledge by President Chen Shui-bian to develop what he called constructive co-operation with China. It became the 144th WTO member under the name of the "separate customs territory" of Taiwan to avoid tension surrounding Beijing's claim of sovereignty over the island.

WTO Fifth Ministerial Meeting to Be Held in Mexico

XINHUA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE | December 20, 2001 Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Mike Moore said here Thursday that the fifth ministerial meeting will be held in Mexico but the timing and the location are flexible.

WTO Asked to Revisit Dairy Subsidy Case: Marchi Furious about Request from U.S., New Zealand

The Ottawa Citizen | Bloomberg News | December 19, 2001 | Warren Giles GENEVA--The U.S. and New Zealand asked the World Trade Organization to take a second look at Canada's dairy exports, after a WTO panel couldn't prove that subsidies by Canadian provinces break trade rules.

Russia Economy: WTO Tariffs Talks Progress

BBC MONITORING | Interfax | December 18, 2001 Russia and World Trade Organization member nations have agreed on the tariffs to be levied on 80 per cent of the items to be imported into Russia, Maksim Medvedkov, deputy economic development and trade minister and head of the Russian negotiating team, told a news conference in Geneva following the latest round of talks on Tuesday.

Undercover in Qatar

Corporate Europe Observer | Issue Number 10 | December 2001