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Hunger-Striking Protesters Slam Globalisation at ASEAN Meet

Agence France Presse / Joshua Kurlantzick BANGKOK, July 25 (AFP) - While Southeast Asian leaders debated the merits of globalisation inside a plush Bangkok hotel Tuesday, thousands of impoverished villagers protested nearby, saying the new global economy has wrecked their lives.

Chicken dumping, chicken dumpling

"Philippine Daily Inquirer" By Bernardo V. Lopez

New Zealand Denies Fair Trade Organization Access to Agreements

GATT Watchdog, PO Box 1905, Christchurch Fair Trade Group Seeks Singapore Free Trade Agreement Draft From Singapore Government, Condemns NZ Government Secrecy

Using the South to Promote GE in Europe

LETTERS FROM DR. TEWOLDE BEHRAN GEBRE EGZHIABER RE: USING THE SOUTH TO PROMOTE GE IN EUROPE - ONCE AGAIN! Dear Colleagues,

Indonesia to File WTO Complaint Over European Anti-Dumping Measures

Agence France Presse JAKARTA, July 25 (AFP) - Indonesian authorities plan to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against anti-dumping measures on Indonesian polyester imposed by the European Commission, a report said Tuesday.

Japan on Back Foot Over G8 Extravaganza

Agence France Presse / Jitendra Joshi TOKYO, July 24 (AFP) - Japan's government was forced onto the defensive Monday over the massive sums it lavished on a Group of Eight (G8) summit that supposedly had global poverty relief as a major goal.

Impact of WTO on LDCs and Net Food-Importing Countries

UNCTAD is organizing an Expert Meeting on the Impact of the Reform Process in Agriculture on LDCs and Net Food-Importing Countries, and Ways to Address their Concerns in Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Geneva, 24 - 26 July 2000. The web site includes the background documents and other information.

Opposition to Export-Import Bank $1 Billion AIDS Loan

Yesterday, the US Export-Import Bank announced a new initiative to make $1 billion in loans per year to African countries to purchase HIV/AIDS drugs.

Dispute Panel Faults United States for Preemptive Action in Banana Case

WASHINGTON--A World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel has faulted the United States for changing customs bonding requirements on certain European goods before receiving WTO authorization to retaliate against the European Union's WTO-illegal banana import regime, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced July 17.

U.S. Initiates Complaint in WTO Against Mexican Hog Dumping Duties

GENEVA--The United States has initiated proceedings at the World Trade Organization challenging Mexico's decision to levy antidumping duties on U.S. hog imports. In a notification dated July 10, the United States said it was requesting consultations with Mexico to discuss its decision last year to impose definitive antidumping duties on imports of live hogs for slaughter.