Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories .迷你倉..Leung to meet president in duty visitChief Executive Leung Chun-ying (pictured) will meet President Xi Jinping this afternoon on the second day of his second annual duty visit to Beijing. Leung will brief Xi on Hong Kong’s latest economic, social and political developments. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Greg So Kam-leung, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Chan Ka-keung and Secretary for Transport and Housing Anthony Cheung Bing-leung will fly to Beijing to join Leung today.Seoul hosts G20 finance conferenceSouth Korea will host a G20 conference for deputy finance ministers and private sector experts. The two-day meeting in Seoul will be attended by representatives from international institutions, including central banks, academics and analysts. They will be discussing the spillover effects from monetary policies in major economies. They will also discuss global safety-net systems to tackle any future financial crisis.Four linked to mall massacre in courtFour men facing trial in connection with Kenya’s Westgate mall massacre will make a formal appearance in court. They have all pleaded not guilty to charges of supporting a terrorist group. The four gunmen who carried out the attack are understood to have died during the siege. At least 67 people were killed in the Sepself storageember 21 incident in Nairobi. The trial is expected to start in the middle of next month.Verdict on call to reopen bin Laden caseA tribunal in Pakistan will announce its verdict on an application by a doctor accused of helping the CIA track down Osama bin Laden to have his treason case reinvestigated. Officials overturned Shakeel Afridi’s 33-year sentence in August after ruling the previous judge exceeded his authority. He had been charged with treason and tried under the tribal justice system but the Pakistani authorities were accused of torturing him and faking evidence. Afridi allegedly worked with the CIA on a fake vaccination operation to confirm the former al-Qaeda chief’s location in an Abbottobad compound. It resulted in the May 2011 mission by US Navy SEALS in which the al-Qaeda leader was killed.China Mobile deal with Apple expectedChina Mobile, the world’s largest wireless network operator, is poised to announce a long-awaited deal with Apple. It could coincide with China Mobile’s roll-out of its fourth-generation wireless network. The company expects to provide lower tariff rates for 4G services compared with its 3G offering. As of October 31, China Mobile has 759.29 million subscribers. Analysts predict Apple could gain up to 17 million iPhone sales in the first full year if a deal is finalised. China is Apple’s second-largest market after the United States.迷利倉
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