19 May 2000 : the week in brief:

• China deal with EU expected to go ahead more
  
• International trade rules need to be made fair according to UNDP more
  
• What makes Africa so susceptible to problems more
  
• EU aid programme investigation reveals "waste and incompetence" more
  
• Drug companies cut price of Aids treatment more
  
• Focus on socially responsible investment more
  
• Vandana Shiva’s Reith lectures sparks debate more
  
• Christian Aid week: ‘Unnatural Disasters’ more
  
• Latest news from African conflicts more