July 20, Thursday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

1. The United States is bracing for the possibility of another ballistic missile launch by North Korea.
2. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has criticized China for its treatment of human rights activist and Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, who died last week.
3. Policymakers at the Bank of Japan have decided to continue with their easing program in a bid to achieve a 2-percent inflation target.