Trade : Developing countries seek parity in fisheries subsidies deal (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Many developing countries have turned the tables in the ongoing fisheries subsidies negotiations by seeking parity between the carve-outs granted to big subsidizers such as the United States, the European Union, and Japan to continue with their industrial-scale fishing, and appropriate and effective special and differential treatment in the most crucial overcapacity and overfishing pillar, said people familiar with the discussions.

Trade : Japan initiates dispute over Chinese duties on stainless steel (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Geneva)
Japan has initiated a dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over anti-dumping measures imposed by China on certain stainless steel products from Japan.

Environment : Biodiversity talks stymied by inequities in virtual negotiations (PRIV)
(Lim Li Ching and Lim Li Lin, London/Hobart)
Formal virtual negotiations under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have hit major stumbling blocks.