1.   The ISMA, the main trade body of eurobond dealers was made a recognised overseas exchange under the Act and is overseen by the Securities and Futures Authority.

2.   The wildlife trade monitoring body, TRAFFIC, reports that the trade appears to be on the increase, with Asian rhinos particularly sought after.

3.   American pharmaceutical companies complain that the requirement violates the WTO treaty, and they have asked the trade body to intervene.

4.   At the center of the fight are the panels of trade experts that the trade body would appoint to resolve disputes.

5.   Administration officials were determined to help China realize its goal of joining the trade body before that time.

6.   All actions at the trade regulatory body are supposed to be taken by general agreement among all member countries.

7.   Already, Japan has filed a complaint with the trade body against Washington.

8.   But there is no doubt that the fate of the trade body would have fared worse had the talks failed.

9.   China has publicly insisted it should be admitted to the trade body under special, more lenient conditions granted to less developed countries.

10.   China has sought to join the world trade body, successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, for more than a decade.