November 13, Friday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline read by Ms. Yamamoto Miki

  1. Fifteen pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong have tendered their resignations to protest disqualification of their colleagues.
  2. Lawmakers from Japan and South Korea have agreed to continue dialogue to improve bilateral relations that have become strained over wartime labor and other issues.
  3. The number of new coronavirus cases in the United States has topped 140,000, marking a record daily high.