40-odd countries including China sign Singapore Convention on Mediation

Stephen Mathias, assistant secretary-general for Legal Affairs of the United Nations, speaks at the Singapore Convention Signing Ceremony and Conference held in Singapore, Aug. 7, 2019. Some 46 countries including China and the United States signed here Wednesday a United Nations' convention on mediation, which is named after Singapore and designed to boost mediation as another means of solving the international commercial disputes. The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation, was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2018 and open for signature on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)