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Party briefs media on strategy for Legco elections
The Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood briefs the media about the party's strategy for the Legislative Council elections to be held in September. The party won 15 seats in November's district council elections, which will allow it to nominate one ticket for the newly created 'super lawmaker' seats for Legco's district councils constituency. Party lawmaker Frederick Fung Kin-kee (left) said the party would finalise its candidate list at a general meeting in June.
Fujian missile site likely topic at briefing
The State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office holds a scheduled news briefing that will give reporters a chance to ask about reports of military deployments in Fujian, opposite Taiwan. The Kanwa Asia Defence Review, an online magazine based in Toronto, has reported that new missile launch pads have been built at the site, but Taiwanese media, quoting Jane's Defence Weekly, said satellite images indicated only modernisation of facilities.
G8 foreign ministers tackle Syria, Iran, North Korea
Foreign ministers of the Group of Eight major economies meet in Washington to tackle pressing regional and global security issues, including Syria, Iran and North Korea. The meeting comes amid uncertainty on whether a UN-brokered ceasefire in Syria will be successful. The first such global talks for more than a year are also set against the backdrop of Iran's failure to allay Western suspicions that its uranium enrichment programme masks a drive to build nuclear weapons. The G8 foreign ministers will also tackle concerns over North Korea's plan to launch a rocket within days.