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Chief justice and minister open legal year

Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li and Secretary for Justice Wong Yan-lung officiate at the ceremonial opening of the legal year at City Hall, Central, this afternoon. Ma, Wong, the chairman of the Bar Association, Kumar Ramanathan SC, and the president of the Law Society, Junius Ho Kwan-yiu, will deliver speeches at the ceremony.

Geithner to press China, Japan on Iran sanctions

US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner visits Beijing tomorrow to discuss sanctions against Iran and economic issues. He will meet Vice-Premier Wang Qishan on Tuesday and Premier Wen Jiabao the next day before visiting Japan. At the top of his agenda will be seeking collaboration with the two countries to reduce Iran's oil revenue and force it to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons programme. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Geithner would be in Beijing to discuss Sino-US economic relations and the global financial and economic situation, without mentioning sanctions against Iran.

N Korea focus of S Korean president's visit to Beijing

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (left) visits Beijing to meet top leaders as the two nations monitor North Korea after Kim Jong-il's death. Lee will meet President Hu Jintao , top legislator Wu Bangguo and Premier Wen Jiabao. Beijing said his visit would boost the nations' bilateral strategic co-operative partnership as they neared their 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties. North Korea is expected to be the focus of the talks. China has often called on Seoul to exert influence on Pyongyang, especially regarding its nuclear programme.

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