The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Pence, Kim Yong-nam, Kim Yo-jong and other leaders from 16 countries will attend the opening ceremony.
The US?stock market continued its gradual rebound from a plunge that lasted almost the entire month of October, and many of the biggest gains Thursday came from stocks that struggled badly last month like chipmakers and other technology companies and smaller, domestically-focused companies.
The US government's partial shutdown has forced national parks to either close or reduce staff and services, but the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are staying open.
The US-China trade conflict is putting economic integration and cooperation at risk not only between the two countries but in the wider Asia-Pacific region, an expert said at a university forum.
The UN's mission in Afghanistan also criticized the Taliban, accusing them of showing "despicable disregard for civilian life & fundamental human right to participate in democratic process".
The United Nations is trying to implement a truce and troop withdrawal deal in the main Yemeni port of Hodeidah that was agreed in December talks as a trust-building step that could pave the way for political negotiations to end the conflict.
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The US may naively think it is helping Hong Kong people with its so-called "protecting freedom of speech" and "promoting democracy", but actually it is damaging the city, as shown by the riots that started last year, Lee said. He called the US interferences "a shame".
The US House of Representatives passed the "Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act" on Wednesday. It bars securities of foreign companies from being listed on any US exchange if they have failed to comply with a US Public Accounting Oversight Board audit three years in a row.
The UK Department for International Trade found that, in 2016, the number of Chinese investment projects in the UK was 13 percent lower than the year before.
The US appreciated China playing a positive role on the issue and would like to maintain communication and coordination with China, he said.