Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...
With deadly blaze in mind, fire crews beef up
The Beijing municipal fire department briefs the media on its five-year plan on building up the capital's firefighting capacity. Local governments have been reviewing or beefing up firefighting capacity and cracking down on fire hazards in the aftermath of a deadly fire in a high-rise block of flats in Shanghai last year (left).
Forum assesses ethics and freedom of the press
Former TVB news controller and assistant general manager Raymond Wong and i-Cable News executive director Ronald Chiu Ying-chun join a forum to discuss journalistic ethics and freedom of the press at Baptist University. The forum was organised following the controversy surrounding ATV's erroneous reporting of the death of former president Jiang Zemin and the insertion of paid content in newscasts. Hong Kong Journalists Association chairwoman Mak Yin-ting will also join the discussion.
Fugitive former Thai leader visits Cambodia
Fugitive former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra (left) visits the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, for the first time since his sister Yingluck Shinawatra took power in Thailand. Thaksin's visit comes a day after Yingluck's one-day official visit. The controversial former Thai prime minister, who was ousted in a 2006 military coup, is due to play golf with Cambodian leader Hun Sen, who has called Thaksin his 'eternal friend', and address the Asian Economic Future Conference.
