27 May 2000 : the week in brief:

• China overcomes hurdle to WTO entry and signs trade agreement with EU. more
• Overseas aid contracts are to be subject to ethical criteria. more
• Has aid stifled Africa’s ‘self-help forces’. more
• Patent protection rule reforms will increase prices of medicine in Africa. more
• Trade groups to form umbrella organisation. more
• Further coverage of conflicts in Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and Sri Lanka. more
• Documentary reports atrocities enacted by UN troops. more
• Government to introduce anti-bribery laws. more