- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled the third- and largest yet- round of additional tariffs on Chinese goods that will take effect on September 24th.
- South Korean President Moon Jae-in is now in Pyongyang hoping to improve relations and jumpstart stalled denuclearization talks between the U.S. and the North.
- Railway services to Kansai International Airport have resumed, two weeks after the bridge linking it with the mainland was damaged by an oil tanker.