US President is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart on Saturday amid continuing trade friction between the two countries.
A new round of US sanctions are taking aim at senior Iranian officials -- including the country's supreme leader.
The UN says leaders from more than 140 countries are expected to attend a high-level climate meeting in September.
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Key words : US president counterpart
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US President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday amid continuing trade friction between the two countries.
Trump will visit Japan from Thursday to attend the G20 summit which is being held in Osaka on Friday and Saturday.
A senior US government official announced the plan for President Trump on Monday. It includes meetings with leaders from eight countries, among them Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Trump's expected meeting with Xi has prompted speculation as to whether the two leaders can achieve a breakthrough in resolving trade issues.
Trump and Xi are also expected to discuss deadlocked denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang, after the Chinese president met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last week.
The US president is also expected to exchange views with each leader over rising military tensions with Iran.
Trump is considering a visit to the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas during his trip to South Korea this weekend.
The US official added that a meeting with Kim is not currently planned.
Key words : US special visit Seoul
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The US special envoy for North Korea will visit Seoul this week, ahead of President Donald Trump's arrival.
The US State Department announced that Stephen Biegun will visit the city from Thursday to Sunday in order to meet with South Korean officials.
Trump is scheduled to fly into Seoul on Saturday before meeting with President Moon Jae-in the following day. His visit will take place after he attends the summit of the Group of 20 nations in the Japanese city of Osaka.
Biegun and South Korean officials are expected to discuss how to respond to North Korea before the two presidents meet.
North Korea's state-run media earlier reported that the country's leader Kim Jong Un had received a personal letter from Trump. The report said Kim "would seriously contemplate the interesting content."
The report raised hopes for the resumption of stalled US-North Korea talks, with the goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
Biegun said in a lecture in Washington last week that the US and North Korea understand a flexible approach is needed to push forward talks.
Some US diplomatic sources say Biegun is also exploring the possibility of meeting senior North Korean officials.
Key words : US sanctions Iranian official
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A new round of US sanctions are taking aim at senior Iranian officials -- including the country's leader. US President Donald Trump says Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is ultimately responsible for what he called Iran's "hostile conduct."
Trump said, "Sanctions imposed through the executive order that I'm about to sign, will deny the Supreme Leader and the Supreme Leader's office, and those closely affiliated with him and the office, access to key financial resources and support."
The US Treasury Secretary says the new order will lock up billions of additional dollars in Iranian assets and further squeeze the country. It's already facing a number of US sanctions.
This move further escalates tensions between the countries.
Iran's foreign minister responded via Twitter. In a reference to Trump's top aides, he wrote they "despise diplomacy, and thirst for war."
Key words : Iran has harshly
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Iran has harshly condemned additional US sanctions, saying the action has ruled out a diplomatic solution between the two countries.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi tweeted on Tuesday that imposing useless sanctions on Iran's Supreme Leader and its foreign minister means the path of diplomacy has closed permanently.
He also wrote that Trump's desperate administration is destroying the established international mechanisms for maintaining world peace and security.
Key words : UN security agreed
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Members of the UN Security Council have agreed to call on the United States and Iran to hold talks to ease tensions peacefully.
The council held an emergency closed-door session in New York on Monday, at the request of the United States. Iran, which is not a member of the Security Council, did not take part.
Participants discussed the recent tanker attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's downing of a US surveillance drone last week.
Kuwait's UN ambassador, Mansour Al-Otaibi, who chaired the meeting, later read out an informal statement that called for dialogue.
He said the Security Council agreed to urge the concerned parties to exercise maximum restraint and take steps and action to de-escalate and end tensions.
Acting US Ambassador Jonathan Cohen reiterated the country's claim that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps shot down the drone in international airspace.
Cohen told reporters that Iran must understand that these attacks are unacceptable. He added that "it's time for the world to join us in saying so."
Iran's UN ambassador, Majid Takht Ravanchi, countered US claims at a separate news conference. Ravanchi said there is "no doubt" the American drone was flying over Iranian territorial waters when it was shot down.
Key words : peace plan
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The administration of US President Donald Trump is launching the first stage of its Middle East peace plan at an economic conference in Bahrain that starts on Tuesday.
Representatives from several Arab states and financial institutions are expected to attend the two-day meeting.
The Trump administration will present its economic aid plan and call for cooperation to attract 50 billion dollars in investment for the Palestinians and neighboring countries over a period of 10 years.
Trump has referred to Israel-Palestine peace as the "ultimate deal." His son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, has been tasked with leading the peace plan.
But relations with the Palestinians worsened after the United States recognized Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.
The US has since pressured the Palestinians by suspending all economic aid.
By presenting a major economic aid plan, the Trump administration apparently aims to make the Palestinians respond to its peace deal.
The Palestinians are boycotting the meeting, criticizing the United States for trying to solve the issue with money. Due to the Palestinian boycott, the Israeli government has not been invited to the meeting.
In other words, both parties in the conflict will be absent.
Palestinians have been staging demonstrations against the conference.
On Monday, about 500 people gathered in the West Bank city of Ramallah. A senior member of the moderate Fatah group demanded that the United States first resolve the political issue of Israeli occupation before talking about economic aid.
Key words : expected high-level
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The United Nations says leaders from more than 140 countries are expected to attend a high-level climate meeting in September.
The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Action Summit, Luis Alfonso de Alba, made the announcement at a news conference on Monday.
The special envoy said that he expects over 140 heads of state and government to take part in the high-level meeting at the General Assembly in New York in September.
He said that US President Donald Trump, who is widely viewed as backpedalling on climate change, is not currently expected to attend the meeting.
De Alba also said that unlike previous meetings, this year's high-level climate meeting will be held for three consecutive days.
He warned that the average global temperature will rise about 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial revolution levels as soon as 2030.
He said that what countries are committed to in the 2015 Paris Agreement is not enough. He stressed the need to implement measures that can bring about drastic changes.
Key words : shareholder approved meeting
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The shareholders of Nissan Motor have approved a plan to shake up the carmaker's management structure following the ousting of Carlos Ghosn as chairman.
The new governance system aims at increasing transparency. Nissan is more than doubling the number of outside board members from three to seven.
The shareholders also agreed to reappoint Hiroto Saikawa as president and CEO. He offered an apology for the scandal that stemmed from the arrest of Ghosn on charges of financial misconduct last November.
Saikawa said, "On behalf of the company, I deeply apologize to you for all of the wrongdoing committed by our people including our former chairman."
The shareholders also endorsed the overhaul plan that creates three oversight committees, including ones for board nominations and auditing. Outside directors will play a bigger role.
Alliance partner Renault had indicated it might abstain from voting on the proposal, unless it was given more inclusion.
Nissan originally planned to make only Renault's chairman, Jean-Dominique Senard, a committee member. But the French partner demanded a seat on each panel.
Nissan responded by also offering CEO Thierry Bollore an oversight role, and Renault changed its mind.
At the meeting, Saikawa was asked about Nissan's future relationship with Renault. The French automaker has proposed the two integrate their business.
Saikawa said that would not be good for Nissan, though he did say he wants to create a venue to discuss the future of their alliance.
The reform plans aims to significantly transform Nissan from the way it was run under Ghosn, who amassed a great deal of power.
But Nissan and Renault still face an uphill battle to put their relationship back on a positive footing following a tense six months.
Key words : Japanese government 5G
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The Japanese government will provide subsidies to the nation's four telecom companies to build next-generation 5G mobile networks across the country.
NTT Docomo, KDDI, Softbank, and Rakuten were allocated frequencies by the communications ministry for the ultra-high speed services in April.
They have submitted plans to the government to build a total of 70,000 base stations across Japan by March 2025.
The ministry wants the mobile operators to set up 84,000 stations, which is 20 percent more than their original plan.
To speed up the process of building base stations, the ministry plans to create a new subsidiary system in the fiscal 2020 budget.
The 5G networks are expected to be used in a broad range of services including remote medical treatment and self-driving car systems.
Communications Minister Masatoshi Ishida told reporters that he wants to speed up the process of developing the ICT infrastructure both in urban and rural areas so advanced technology will be available everywhere in Japan.
Key words : China called on
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China has called on African nations to strengthen their ties with the country under its Belt and Road initiative, and oppose any form of unilateralism or protectionism.
Last year at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, President Xi Jinping pledged 60 billion dollars to help build infrastructure and develop industries on the continent.
The Chinese government held a meeting of ministers and officials of African nations in Beijing on Tuesday to follow up on last year's agreements.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China and Africa should strengthen market growth to share opportunities, and use their rich natural resources for national development.
Wang said China and African nations should clearly oppose any form of unilateralism and promote an open trade policy.
An NHK correspondent in Beijing says China is apparently aiming to apply pressure on the United States ahead of this weekend's G20 summit in Osaka.
Key words : coca
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The IOC is going for the gold with a reported record 3-billion dollar sponsorship deal with soft-drink giant Coca-Cola and China's Mengniu Dairy Company.
The deal will start in 2021 and cover six summer and winter games.
The mega partnership comes at a strained time for US-China relations, but no signs of tension were on display as CEOs inked the agreement alongside IOC President Thomas Bach.
The two companies will have their own marketing plans, but will collaborate on projects.
Thomas Bach, IOC President said "This partnership is unique also in another respect because it brings together an iconic American brand with a young, dynamic Chinese brand on the world's greatest stage, the Olympic Games."
While the deal is good news for the IOC's stated goal of expanding sponsorships outside of the US and Europe, it also represents a chance for Mengniu to grow its overseas market.
The company currently dominates the Asian field as the second-largest dairy group.
Both Coca-Cola and Mengniu will be part of the IOC's top tier of Olympic partners.
It's an elite club that involves just 13 companies worldwide, which are given exclusive rights to market the Games on their products including using the Olympic symbol mark.
Partnerships are generally limited to one company per designated category.
But this time, the IOC has combined the non-alcoholic beverage and dairy categories into a new joint category, allowing Mengniu to join the sponsors.
It is the first Chinese fast-moving consumer goods company to join the highest tier of Olympic sponsors.
Key words : central bank warning
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An umbrella group of the world's central banks is warning of risks from large technology firms providing financial services. The Bank for International Settlements, or BIS, says the IT companies could become dominant through the advantages provided by their platforms.
An annual report from BIS warns that some customers could find themselves denied financial services if their big-tech service providers conduct excessive analyses of their personal data.
The BIS also says regulators need to ensure a level playing field between the tech firms and financial institutions.
It says coordination and rules among authorities are crucial at both the national and the international levels.
Facebook announced a plan last week to launch "Libra," a global crypto-currency.
Customers of Google and Amazon and China's Alibaba are already using the firms' payment services.
The report also acknowledges that the companies' low-cost business models are capable of delivering better financial services.
The advantages include the ability to provide services in areas lacking access to banks and simplified international money transfers.
Key words : major Japanese
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A major Japanese talent agency has suspended 11 of its comedians for attending a party hosted by a crime group and accepting payments.
Yoshimoto Kogyo announced the disciplinary measure on Monday. The 11 include Hiroyuki Miyasako and Ryo Tamura, both of whom appear on various TV shows.
The Osaka-based agency says the comedians attended a year-end party in 2014 that was hosted by a group linked to money transfer fraud. The agency was not informed of the attendance.
The 11 had been invited through a fellow comedian, Shinya Irie. Yoshimoto Kogyo terminated its contract with him earlier this month.
The comedians will be barred from appearing on stage or TV indefinitely.
They are reportedly saying they were not aware that the party was hosted by a crime group.
Yoshimoto Kogyo said it was deeply sorry and keenly aware of its responsibilities. It said it will step up efforts to ensure legal compliance by all members of the company.
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