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BEIJING (AP) - With a U.S. congressional vote on a landmark trade deal approaching, China warned Thursday of possible repercussions for American companies in China if the pact is rejected. The warning came during a visit by a congressional delegation that President Clinton hopes will solidify support for giving China permanent low-tariff access to U.S. markets.

April 25, 2000 / Journal of Commerce The European Union is inching along toward removing one of the major irritants in its trade with the United States: its opaque and politically driven regulation of genetically engineered foods.

Reuters ROME -- The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), which finances farm projects in poor nations, were cited as saying in a joint statement today that cassava, long neglected by policy makers, has huge potential to reduce world hunger as it is a cheap, resilient crop that can substitute for wheat.

April 27, 2000 / Knigh toRidder Tribune / George Gunset, Chicago Tribune The fear of genetically modified foods is, according to this story, reverberating through the Midwest. On the front line of the attack on genetically altered crops is an insect-resistant corn called Bt, which until recently had been a favorite of Midwestern farmers.

From CP-Reuters GENEVA (CP) - A Canadian and a Kenyan law professor are calling on World Trade Organization panels to put international human rights laws above trade rules when resolving disputes among its members.

MANIPULATING THE GENETIC PROPERTIES OF PLANTS HAS BEEN HERALDED BY PROPONENTS AS A BOON FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND A WEAPON AGAINST FAMINE. BUT PRACTICE SO FAR HAS PRODUCED UNPREDICTABLE OUTCOMES THAT URGE A CAUTIOUS APPROACH. April 27, 2000 / The Vancouver Sun / Editorial

A new study based in Baltimore, MD has documented that many urban residents collect, use, and even sell urban Non-Timber Forest Products such as fruits,nuts, mushrooms, medicinal plants, vines, seedlings, and decorative greens

By Doug Palmer SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman said on Thursday the United States must remain commercially "engaged" with China to influence progress in areas such as labor and human rights.