China
Shenzhen's imports and exports with APEC economies surged 34.4 percent year on year to 2.37 trillion yuan (about 352.85 billion U.S. dollars) in the first seven months of this year.
According to Shenzhen Customs, the city's trade volume accounted for 13.2 percent of China's total trade with APEC economies from January to July, reaching the highest share ever for this period.
Shenzhen's trade with APEC economies soars 34.4 pct from Jan to July
The United Nations encourages all efforts that can help resolve the crisis between Ukraine and the Russian, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday.
The UN spokesman was responding to the just-concluded trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which involved Russia, the United States and Ukraine, with Russia and Ukraine reaching an agreement on a "large-scale" prisoner exchange.
The agreement marked a tangible outcome of the two-day discussions, no agreement was announced on a ceasefire, territorial disputes or long-term security guarantees.
At a press conference, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said that the United Nations would monitor what the results of the trilateral talks have been.
The United Nations encourages all efforts that can help resolve the crisis between Ukraine and Russia, in line with the UN Charter and the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council, said Haq.
UN encourages all efforts conducive to resolving Ukraine crisis: spokesman
