Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...
Verdict in corruption trial of TVB's Stephen Chan
Top TVB executive Stephen Chan Chi-wan will learn his fate in the District Court after his trial on corruption charges. Throughout the long-running proceedings, 51-year-old Chan has denied that he conspired with his former personal assistant, 28-year-old Edthancy Tseng Pei-kun, to accept a 'secret commission' of HK$112,000 from a shopping mall to host a show bringing in the 2010 New Year.
Party hosts conference on sustainable development
The Communist Party of China is hosting a special conference in Nanning, Guangxi, with other Asian countries' political parties on pursuits for sustainable development and the fair distribution of economic achievement among citizens. The five-day gathering of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties will include field trips in the provincial capital. Fair income distribution has been a priority item on Beijing's agenda and is a major policy area in the country's latest five-year plan.
Japan's new PM readies cabinet appointments
Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda (right), is due to announce his cabinet. As Noda scurried to assemble the cabinet, observers were watching to see how he might share key posts with various factions within the ruling Democratic Party of Japan - particularly the largest faction headed by powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa, who did not back Noda in Monday's election.