WTO : Trump's victory portends uncertainty & chaos on global trade front (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The "historic" and "unprecedented" victory of Donald Trump on 6 November for a second term as US President could upset th e "grand" plan of the incumbent World Trade Organization's Director-General i n securing a second term in office, and portends uncertainty and chaos in bot h bilateral and international trading arrangements, with China likely to be t argeted for harsher tariff treatment, said people familiar with the development.

Trade : China initiates dispute at WTO over EU's definitive duties on EVs (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
China has initiated a dispute at the World T rade Organization (WTO) over the imposition by the European Union of definitive countervailing duties on new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China.

Opinion : World inequality still rising despite some convergence (PRIV)
(IPS, Kuala Lumpur)
Despite earlier income convergence among nations, many low-income countries (LICs) and people are falling further behind. Worse, the number of poor and hungry has been increasing again after declining for decades.