WTO: China launches major salvo in reform talks on LPF issues (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
China has launched a proverbial salvo in the ongoing World Trade Organization (WTO) reform discussions on "level playing field" (LPF) issues, calling for "fact-based rather than label-driven" approaches to various issues in this controversial track, which is the "brainchild" of the United States, the European Union, and Japan.

Trade: Switzerland seeks to bridge divides amid growing trade fragmentation (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
"While some prefer to erect new walls," Switzerland wants "to build bridges between countries, markets and people," said its President, Guy Parmelin, amid mounting headwinds in the global trading system, which is rapidly fragmenting due to the rise of unilateral actions.

UN: "War economies" derailing 2030 development agenda, warns report (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Conflicts affect the realization of the right to development, as well as other human rights, a United Nations human rights expert has said, calling on States and companies to move away from funding "war economies" towards investing in a "peace economy".