月: 2017年2月

1. U.S. lawmakers and news media are calling for North Korea to be redesignated a state sponsor of terrorism after the launch of a missile by Pyongyang and the death of Kim Jong Nam.
2. Myanmar’s police have arrested 2 former military officers in connection with the killing of a lawyer.
3. Dozens were killed by bomb attacks at two government security offices in the western Syrian city of Homs on Saturday.

1. Malaysian police are looking into how the highly toxic VX nerve agent was acquired to murder Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
2. A U.S. research group says recent activities by North Korea suggest on-going preparations for a new nuclear test.
3. The White House has banned CNN, The New York Times and some other media organizations from attending a briefing by Press Secretary Sean Spicer.

1. Police in Malaysia say they have detected highly toxic VX nerve agent on the body of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
2. U.N.-brokered peace talks on ending the Syrian war have resumed with delegations from opposing sides taking part.
3. Nissan Motor Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn says his company will decide its investment strategy after the U.S. administration announces its new policies.

1. Nissan’s board of directors has decided that Carlos Ghosn will step down as CEO and become chairman of the board.
2. A North Korean diplomat wanted by Malaysian police for questioning about the death of Kim Jong Nam was reportedly caught by an airport security camera on the day of the incident.
3. Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito turned 57 on Thursday.

1. Police in Malaysia say they have requested North Korea hand over 4 suspects in connection with the killing of Kim Jong Nam.
2. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced new immigration policies to implement the executive order signed by President Donald Trump last month.
3. The Japanese government plans to allow more foreigners with specific skills to work in Japan as part of its special economic zone project.

1. A diplomatic dispute is brewing between North Korea and Malaysia over the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the elder half-brother of North Korea’s leader.
2. U.N. agencies are calling for an urgent boost in international aid to South Sudan after declaring a famine in parts of the East African nation.
3. Demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the United States on the Presidents Day holiday on Monday to express their opposition to President Donald Trump.

1. Malaysian media say a man held in connection with the killing of North Korean leader’s half-brother was conducting information gathering in Malaysia.
2. Sweden has denied U.S. President Trump’s suggestion that the country has been hit by a terrorist attack.
3. The United Nations special envoy to Syria is seeking space for political discussions when U.N- brokered talks on Syria begin in Geneva on Thursday.

1. Malaysian police are investigating whether a North Korean man detained in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam had any links to his country’s intelligence agents.
2. China says it is suspending imports of coal from North Korea in accordance with a sanctions resolution passed by the U.N. Security Council in November.
3. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has offered contrary views to U.S. President Donald Trump on refuges and the media.

1. The foreign ministers of Japan and China have agreed to work toward the implementation of U.N. sanctions on North Korea in line with the Security Council resolutions.
2. Malaysian police say they have detained a man with a North Korean passport in connection with the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

1. South Korean authorities have arrested the de facto head of the Samsung Group on suspicion of bribery and other charges.
2. The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea have issued a joint statement on North Korea’s ballistic missile launch on Sunday.
3. NHK has learned that 2 women detained by Malaysian police in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam communicated with each other before the incident.