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The article reports on China's business investments in Chad. The country has unexplored oil reserves and China has been given drilling and exploration rights in the southwest area of the country. In exchange, China says it has plans to build a refinery, cement plant, and help build infrastructure to the area surrounding the city of Bongor.

Looks at the impact of the end of garment trade quotas on economic conditions and labor markets in Saipan, in the Northern Mariana Islands. Report that more than 1500 workers in Saipan have been laid off due to a decreased demand for exports; Efforts of the U.S. to protect Saipan's industry from increasing competition in the Asian export market; Historical background of U.S. policy toward industry in the Mariana Islands; Social and economic impact of manufacturing decline on immigrant garment workers in Saipan.

Free trade is good for this country. So is helping American workers displaced by foreign competition. Therefore, it was a relief to hear on Tuesday about a bipartisan Congressional deal to pass long-delayed trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama and salvage some of the expanded benefits for workers under the Trade Adjustment Assistance program. Our relief didn't last for long. While the deal -- negotiated by Dave Camp, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Max Baucus, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee -- was lauded by business groups, Republicans immediately threw up roadblocks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Under continuing pressure from a sagging dollar, EADS, the parent of the aviation giant Airbus, said Wednesday that it would extend a restructuring program and step up outsourcing in order to save another 1 billion euros, or $1.56 billion. Exposure to the dollar has already forced European Aeronautic Defense and Space to start a program at Airbus to cut costs by 2.1 billion euros by 2010. The cuts include 10,000 job losses and the sale of sites in Germany and France. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports that the backlash against the outsourcing of software and back-office services to India appears to have died down, according to executives in India. Quarterly profits for bellwether company Infosys Technologies, India's second largest for software and services outsourcing; Implications; Comments of Nandan M. Nilekani, chief executive of Infosys, who sees vast opportunity in outsourcing; How India's outsourcing sector has boomed as global companies have shifted work offshore to take advantage of India's skilled, cheap, English-speaking labor force; Efforts of U.S. state and local governments to curb the use of offshore contractors; Concerns of Indian outsourcing companies over negative publicity; Outlook.

Reports that the U.S. Senate agreed not to interfere in trade deals negotiated by the White House, giving final approval to an accord giving President George W. Bush negotiating authority. Details of the vote; Intent of officials to accelerate trade talks; Concerns over the effect of liberalized trade on jobs of U.S. workers; Ability of Congress to veto any deal under the trade promotion authority; Comments of Bush and U.S. lawmakers; Outlook for trade agreements with Chile and Singapore.

Reports that the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve a broad trade package for President George W. Bush that gives him the authority to negotiate trade deals. Background on the voting; Perception of the package as a victory for Bush; Details of an agreement between House and Senate on compromise legislation for trade deals ; Expectation that the package will be approved by the Senate; Bush's belief that the legislation is essential to economic growth.

Examines the impact of foreign competition on United States miners, farmers, ranchers and others whose livelihoods depend on raw goods. Outlook for struggling communities across the southern tier of the U.S.; How for many rural communities, declining industries may be dying out; Examples of Silver City, New Mexico, which depends on copper, and other small towns.

Discusses the prospects for China as a permanent United States trade partner. Trepidation as the country shifts its focus to future membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO); Concerns that China is not prepared to face the global competition that membership will bring; Fears that people will lose jobs in China.

Discusses the issue of United States trade relations with China. Moral dilemma for people who do not want to trade with China but buy products made in China; Vote in Congress on whether to upgrade economic ties with China; Large number and diversity of products that are imported from China to American stores like Wal-Mart.

Focuses on criticism of American labor movement's opposition to trade liberalization legislation. Supposition that unions are trying to protect jobs in the United States by preventing measures to increase imports; Political sway of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) in influencing the US Congress against the China Trade Bill; Other political activity that the AFL-CIO has organized in attempts to prevent globalism.

Reports June 21, 1999 efforts of the Clinton Administration to convince Congress that it could protect the jobs of United States steelworkers with less drastic measures than those contained in a bill that would restrict steel imports. Details of actions announced by Commerce Secretary William M. Daley; House voting on the bill; Political implications for Vice President Al Gore of a threatened veto by President Bill Clinton; Global trade treaties that would be violated by the bill.