Munich meeting focuses on Syria

Chinese Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Song Tao will join leaders from around the world to attend the opening of the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday.

The annual gathering, nicknamed "Davos of Defense", is expected to focus on the crises in Mali and Syria, and other major security issues.

US Vice-President Joe Biden will be among the officials, ministers, defense and foreign policy chiefs from 90 delegations at the three-day conference.