Chinese vice premier to attend US-China trade talks in London
China's Vice Premier will travel to the UK to participate in trade talks with the US.China's Foreign Ministry announced that Hu Li Feng will be in London from Sunday to Friday. US President Donald Trump says the talks will be held on Monday and attended by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik and Trade Representative Jameson Greer. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday spoke by telephone, agreeing to have their negotiators continue discussions on the deal the leaders reached last month. That agreement called for the additional tariffs on each other's products to be lowered. But Washington has said that despite the agreement, Beijing is delaying exports of rare earth metals and other products. China's Ministry of Commerce has issued a statement saying that it approved applications for rare earths that were compliant. It also says that the approval process will be accelerated for qualified applications concerning exports to firms in the European Union. Beijing's restrictions on the export of rare earth elements have been affecting the auto industry in Europe, with some factories forced to suspend operations. The EU has been urging China to improve the situation. In Japan, Suzuki Mortar late last month suspended production of its popular compact cars.
Protesters clash with federal immigration agents in Los Angeles
Protesters and immigration authorities have clashed in Los Angeles as the authorities launched a series of large-scale immigration crackdowns under the Trump administration.Media reports say officers of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday raided multiple locations, including a clothing warehouse, in immigrant-heavy areas.
The situation became tense as some protesters threw objects and the officers responded with tear gas and flash bangs. Confrontations continued the following day around California's most populous city. A senior official of the Department of Homeland Security posted on social media that the crackdowns over the past week resulted in the arrest of 118 aliens. The officials said they included gang members and people with criminal histories of drug trafficking. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass condemned the action, saying as mayor of a proud city of immigrants, who contribute to our city in so many ways, I am deeply angered by what has taken place. She added, these tactics sow terror in our communities.
Trump reacted on social media, saying if Governor of California and Mayor Bass can't do their jobs, the federal government will step in and solve the problem, riots and looters the way it should be solved. US news site Axios reported last month that top officials in the President Trump administration sought to set a target of detaining 3,000 people a day.
LGBTQ parade in Washington protests Trump policies
The LGBTQ community in the US has held a parade in Washington to promote the rights of sexual minorities under President Trump.People came from across the nation to the US Capitol on Saturday as part of Pride Month. Trump signed an executive order saying that the US government recognizes only two genders, male and female. Another executive order rolled back policies by his predecessor, Joe Biden, for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Trump has also been pushing for policies against the LGBTQ community in military and sports.
This, to me, is showing the resistance about all of the pain and anguish that this administration is showing towards us.
Society is divided over LGBTQ rights, with some feeling the Biden administration's diversity policies went to fall.
Japan's Princess Kako meets elderly residents of Japanese descent in Brazil
Japan's Princess Kako has met elderly people of Japanese ancestry near Brazil's largest city of Sao Paulo. The South American nation has the world's largest community of Japanese descendants.The second daughter of Crown Prince and Princess Akishino is on an official visit to Brazil. She met the residents of an elderly care facility for the Japanese community on Saturday.
About 60 people live there, including some aged over 100. Princess Kako shook their hands, saying she was very happy to meet them and wished them good health.
I'm really grateful she came all this way to visit Brazil.
The princess will travel to Maringa in the state of Parana on Sunday. Many Japanese descendants also live in the city.
Rainy season hits southwestern Japan and ends in Okinawa
This is the time of year when people across much of Japan have to deal with rainy season. It has been declared officially over in one region and just started in two others.At 11 a.m. on Sunday, Japan's Meteorological Agency announced the start of rainy season for northern Kyushu and Shikoku in the southwest of the country.
But it is already over in the southern prefecture of Okinawa, marking the earliest end on record. The southern part of Kyushu had already seen the start of rainy season. Warm, moist air is intensifying rain in some areas.
The seasonal rain front is expected to hang over western and eastern Japan for some time, adding even more rainfall.
The agency is advising caution against landslides, flooding and swollen rivers.
Thousands of fans pay respects for late Japan pro baseball legend Nagashima
More than 8,000 people so far have offered their condolences to the late Japanese baseball legend Nagashima Shigeo. He died on Tuesday at the age of 89.Nicknamed Mr. Pro Baseball, Nagashima was a charismatic Yomiuri Giants player for more than a decade after debuting in 1958. His jersey number three was retired by the team. He also served as a permanent honorary team manager. Condolence books were placed for fans to sign at the entrance of the Tokyo Dome on Saturday. The Dome is the Giants home field. Many fans stood in line to say goodbye to one of the most loved figures in Japanese baseball.
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Giants officials say the books are available for signing until June 22, whenever official Giants games are held.
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And that's the news this hour. I'm Gene Otani, from all of us here at NHK Newsline to all around the world. Thanks very much for joining us.
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