Trade : China calls for "balanced" agreement in all Rules areas (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
China has called for a "balanced" agreement to improve several core provisions in the anti-dumping, and subsidies and countervailing measures agreements in the Doha Rules negotiations that are currently preoccupied largely with the disciplines for fisheries subsidies, trade envoys told SUNS.

United States : Trump's first 100 days - a serious cause for concern (PRIV)
(Martin Khor, Penang)
This week, Donald Trump will mark his first hundred days as US President. It's time to assess his impact on the world, especially the developing countries.

United Nations : Building resilient rural livelihoods is key to helping Yemen (PRIV)
(IPS, Rome)
People in Yemen are currently suffering from the world's largest humanitarian crisis.

Europe : Politicians hijack Macedonia (PRIV)
(IPS, Skopje)
The political crisis in Macedonia is deepening. With the president and former coalition preventing the formation of a new government, the state threatens to disintegrate in a climate of corruption and nationalism.