Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said the government is trying to reach a consensus with the legislature on which livelihood items to discuss first, in a bid to get as many of them passed as possible.
The United States and Russia diverged sharply on Monday over whether Iran's test-firing of two ballistic missiles last week violated a UN Security Council resolution.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said that he was "gravely concerned by the situation on the Korean Peninsula" after the reported launch of two ballistic missiles by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and called upon Pyongyang "to return to full compliance with relevant Security Council resolutions."
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday China has the responsibility and capability of implementing the United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for its nuclear issues.
The fresh UN sanctions adopted Wednesday on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), though widely believed to be tougher than ever, are not intended to affect DPRK people's livelihood as the document contains language allowing for humanitarian exemptions.
The UN Security Council adopted a new resolution on Wednesday imposing much tougher sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) following its nuclear test and asatellite launch.
The newly-adopted UN Security Council resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) should be a paving stone for the political settlement of nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, said a Chinese envoy here on Wednesday.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday expressed her sincere hope for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear renunciation following the adoption of new UN Security Council resolution overnight, according to her office.
The UN Security Council is scheduled to vote on Wednesday on a resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) after the country conducted its fourth nuclear test, Ismael Gaspar Martins, the Security Council president for March, told reporters here on Tuesday.
Tests by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) show controversial e-cigarettes pushing hard for admission into the Hong Kong market contain deadly chemicals.
A senior UN aid official on Thursday urged the UN Security Council to "be cautious on the humanitarian impact" of any additional sanctions on the lives of people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) following Pyongyang's recent nuclear and missile tests.
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed into law the legislation to impose more stringent sanctions on Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the White House said Thursday.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday had telephone calls with U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe respectively to discuss tougher new sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on its long-range rocket launch.
The UN Security Council on Sunday strongly condemned the launch using ballistic missile technology by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday, said a press statement of the council.
The UN Security Council is to meet in an emergency session here on Sunday morning to discuss the satellite launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which violates relevant Security Council resolutions, diplomatic sources told Xinhua on Saturday night.
China will raise funds to help workers reestablish themselves should they lose their jobs when coal and steel firms close amid campaigns to cut overcapacity.
The U.N. Security Council pledged Wednesday to swiftly pursue new sanctions against North Korea, strongly condemning its latest nuclear test as a “clear violation” of previous U.N. resolutions.
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