Resumption of China-DPRK passenger flights active move to facilitate exchanges: spokesman

The resumption of passenger flights between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is an active move to facilitate exchanges, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Monday.

Lin made the remarks in response to a media inquiry about Air China's plan to resume weekly flights from Beijing to Pyongyang from March 30 onwards.

"China and the DPRK are friendly and close neighbors. The resumption of passenger flights is an active move to facilitate friendly exchanges between the two peoples," said Lin.

Resumption of China-DPRK passenger flights active move to facilitate exchanges: spokesman

Hong Kong's stock market ended higher on Monday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 1.45 percent to close at 25,834.02 points.

The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index rose 1.67 percent to end at 8,816.32 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index climbed 2.69 percent to end at 5,111.78 points.

The Hang Seng Tech Index, which represents the 30 largest technology companies listed in Hong Kong, jumped nearly 3 percent in the afternoon session.

Hong Kong stocks close higher Monday