US President Donald Trump says he plans to go ahead and raise tariffs on Chinese imports, saying US-China trade talks are moving "too slowly".
The foreign ministers of Russia and Venezuela have condemned the United States, saying its interference is causing confusion in Venezuela.
Fighting between Israel and Islamic militant group Hamas has come to a stop after Hamas announced that two sides agreed to a ceasefire.
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Key words : Trump go ahead
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US President Donald Trump says he plans to go ahead and raise tariffs on Chinese imports, saying US-China trade talks are moving "too slowly".
In a Twitter post on Sunday, Trump expressed strong frustration over the prolonged negotiations. He wrote that on Friday, he plans to raise tariffs on 200 billion dollars of Chinese imports from the current 10 percent to 25 percent.
Trump also tweeted on Sunday that 325 billion dollars of untaxed goods will also face 25-percent duties "shortly". But he didn't mention any further details.
At a bilateral summit last December, the US temporarily shelved a similar tariff-raising plan in a bid to push forward with talks to resolve trade friction with China.
A difference of opinion appears to remain between the US and China over the preferential measures China grants its state enterprises.
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expressed a view that the negotiations are in the final stage.
The US and China are scheduled to start ministerial-level talks in Washington on Wednesday.
Analysts say Trump is trying to pressure China ahead of the meeting in an attempt to gain a concession.
Key words : share prices tumbled escalating
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Share prices tumbled across Asia on Monday following US President Donald Trump's announcement on Sunday on Twitter that he may raise tariffs on 200 billion dollars of Chinese imports.
The sell orders starting coming into the Shanghai Stock Exchange immediately after its open.
The Shanghai Composite Index was briefly down more than 6.5 percent from its previous close on Tuesday last week before a holiday. It ended the day down more than 5.5 percent.
Other Asian markets also tumbled as the sell orders came flooding in.
Singapore's key index was 3 percent lower, Hong Kong was down 2.9 percent, Taiwan was down around 1.8 percent and Vietnam was down around 1.6 percent.
Market participants say investors were alarmed by the escalating trade friction between the US and China. They say that if the US raises tariffs on Chinese imports, Asian nations will also suffer, as they rely heavily on trade with China.
One Shanghai investor expressed hope that US-China trade talks will come to a successful conclusion, as investors will all lose if the US raises tariffs.
Another said he has no choice but to sell his stocks as prices have plummeted.
Key words : Tokyo Stock
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Key words : Mike
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he cannot rule out a possibility that projectiles launched by North Korea on Saturday included short-ranged ballistic missiles.
There are reports that the projectiles fired into the Sea of Japan included weapons that resembled short-ranged ballistic missiles.
Pompeo told Fox News Sunday that the projectiles were short-range and not intercontinental ballistic missiles. He said the US will further examine Saturday's launches.
On ABC's "This Week", Pompeo said the projectiles didn't present a threat to the US, South Korea or Japan. He said the US hopes to return to the negotiations with the North to find a way forward.
He stressed that the Trump administration's policy on North Korea is unchanged, and that it will continue talks with the aim of denuclearizing the country.
Key words : US national announced
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US National Security Advisor John Bolton has announced that the United States is sending an aircraft carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East as a signal of deterrence to Iran.
Bolton on Sunday said in a statement that the US is deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the region.
The statement says this is to send a "clear and unmistakable message" to the Iranian regime that any attack on United States' interests or on those of its allies will be met with "unrelenting force."
But the statement also says the United States "is not seeking war with the Iranian regime."
US media have reported a US official as saying that the military resources have been dispatched as a deterrent in light of potential moves by Iran and its proxies that could suggest possible attacks on US forces in the region.
The announcement comes as the administration of President Donald Trump has stepped up pressure on Iran in recent weeks.
Washington in April blacklisted Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps and ended waivers that had allowed some countries to import oil from Iran without facing sanctions.
The commander of the Revolutionary Guards' navy last month threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global oil shipments.
Key words : Russia and venezuela
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The foreign ministers of Russia and Venezuela have condemned the United States, saying its interference is causing confusion in Venezuela.
Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, held a joint news conference with his Venezuelan counterpart, Jorge Arreaza, after their meeting in Moscow on Sunday.
Lavrov said that the US campaign to overturn the Venezuela's legitimate government is a violation of international law.
The US supports opposition leader Juan Guaido.
Arreaza thanked Russia for its support and underlined the growing importance of bilateral relations.
Observers say Russia sees Venezuela as important in expanding its influence in Latin America. Moscow sent about 100 soldiers to support President Nicolas Maduro in March.
Key words : fighting between stop
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Fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has stopped after the Islamic militant group announced it reached a ceasefire agreement with Israel on Monday. Israel has yet to release an official comment.
Fierce fighting that broke out on Saturday has killed civilians on both sides.
Hamas fired about 700 rockets into Israeli territory, killing four civilians.
The Israeli military retaliated with air raids on some 350 locations in the Gaza, which killed 23 people, including 11 civilians.
Hamas announced on Monday that it had agreed a ceasefire with Israel.
Egypt and the United Nations had been attempting to mediate a truce since the latest round of clashes broke out.
Even though there has been no official comment from Israel, NHK's correspondent in Jerusalem says the end to the violence appears to be due to a ceasefire agreement.
Key words : Russian investigator
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Russian investigators say they are looking at all possible causes of a passenger jet's fatal crash landing at an airport in Moscow on Sunday.
The Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 took off from Sheremetyevo airport with 78 people on board. It was on its way to the northernwestern province of Murmansk.
The airline says the plane developed what it called a technical failure. It turned back to the airport and made an emergency landing about 40 minutes after takeoff.
The rear part of the fuselage burst into flames when the plane touched down. One crewmember and 40 passengers were killed. Some of the dead were children.
Russian investigators told reporters on Monday they are looking at all possible causes, including pilot error and mistakes made by air traffic controllers and mechanics. They are also checking whether there was a mechanical failure.
A Russian news agency quoted sources as saying that a suspected lightning strike may have knocked out communications equipment and electrical systems.
The sources also reportedly say the fire may have been caused by pieces of the landing gear hitting an engine.
Authorities are interviewing the captain and analyzing a recovered flight recorder.
Key words : south reached climax
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South Africa's election campaign has reached its climax as political parties held their final rallies before Wednesday's vote.
The African National Congress, or ANC, has been in power since 1994 when it scored a landslide victory in the first democratic election of majority rule. It had spearheaded the movement against apartheid and racial inequality.
But the ANC has seen its support decline amid corruption and growing economic disparity.
President Cyril Ramaphosa stressed what the ANC had achieved in 25 years to supporters at a rally on Sunday.
But he also acknowledged voters' frustration and pledged a new era of accountability.
One of the opposition parties, the Economic Freedom Fighters is gaining support with its pledge to provide free education and to expropriate white-owned land without compensation.
Its leader Julius Malema condemned ANC corruption at Sunday's rally and said its "reign of thieves must fall."
Key words : Japan plans to support
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Japan's government plans to support companies in the nation that are developing plastics that dissolve in the ocean.
Biodegradable plastics developed by Japanese, German and Italian chemical companies are drawing attention, as maritime pollution caused by plastic waste has become a major global issue.
Enzymes from microbes in the ocean break down the new plastics into mainly water and carbon dioxide.
Japan's trade and industry ministry says such plastics account for only a fraction of the roughly 10 million tons of plastics produced domestically.
Ministry officials say the government will work with firms to set international standards for the new biodegradable plastics in a bid to help them expand sales worldwide.
At present, the technical standards of the plastic vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.
The officials also say government research institutes will support private-sector development.
Key words : Japan immigration
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Japan's immigration authorities plan to tighten the rules on Japanese language schools to get them to raise their standards. Some schools have been criticized for their poor education levels.
Also, many students are reportedly working outside the classroom for more hours than they are supposed to.
The Immigration Services Agency says it will now require schools to make sure their students attend class at least 70 percent of the time on average over a six-month period.
Currently, the required attendance rate is 50 percent or more each month.
Schools that fail to meet the new requirement will not be allowed to accept more foreign students.
The agency will also require that at least 70 percent of a school's students hit a target level for Japanese language proficiency. Schools that fall short of the requirement for three years in a row won't be allowed to accept more students.
Agency officials say there are about 750 Japanese language schools operating in Japan. They say the quality of some schools has been called into question.
The government will put up the revised rules for public comment on its official website, JapanGov. They will stay up until late May before being finalized and officially announced in late June.
Key words : town hall
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The town hall of one of the municipalities hosting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is readying to reopen after an eight-year closure. Okuma's town hall was bustling with officials on Monday.
All the residents of Okuma were ordered to evacuate after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and subsequent meltdowns at the nuclear power plant.
Since then, the town's official business has been carried out in Aizuwakamatsu, a city in the same prefecture about 90 kilometers to the west.
Last month the order was partially lifted.
On Monday, the last day of the spring holidays, town officials were seen completing their move into a newly built hall in the Ogawara district of Okuma.
The officials unpacked papers from boxes and set up their new desks.
Only the town's school administration division will remain in Aizuwakamatsu, where the public schools will stay for the time being.
Manabu Aiba, an official in the health and welfare division, said the move into the office and his own home was tiring. But he added that he is ready to play a part in helping his hometown fully recover.
Key words : Japanese climber
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Japanese climbers have dominated the fourth round of the Bouldering World Cup in Wujiang, China, taking four of the six medals.
In the men's competition, Tomoa Narasaki won gold by making three of the four tops. It was his first gold of the season. He had won silver in the third round.
Kai Harada, who won the gold medal in the IFSC Climbing World Championships last year, finished second.
Japanese climbers also took the 4th and 5th spots.
In the women's competition, three Japanese climbers advanced to the final.
Akiyo Noguchi took silver, as she did last week. The bronze medal went to 15-year-old Ai Mori who is competing in her first bouldering World Cup.
Last year's overall champion Miho Nonaka finally returned to competition this week after recovering from a shoulder injury. She finished fourth.
Slovenia's Janja Garnbret continued her winning streak, capturing her fourth consecutive gold.
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