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- U.S. President Donald Trump has announced additional duties on Chinese imports worth 50 billion dollars, while China has also announced specific tariffs to counter Trump’s decision.
- A North Korean state-run radio has stated that the issue of the abductions of Japanese nationals has already been settled. It was the first mention of that issue by the North Korean media since President Trump raised it during his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
- The defense ministers of the United States and South Korea have discussed joint military drills, after President Donald Trump suggested that he may stop them.
- Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera says North Korea’s nuclear and missile issues will be discussed in parallel with its abductions of Japanese nationals when the countries talk.
- Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has passed a bill to allow China to conduct immigration checks at the Hong Kong station of a high-speed railway.
- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expressed hope of achieving “major disarmament” by North Korea during President Trump’s current term.
- South Korea and North Korean are holding high-level military talks to discuss ways to ease tension on the Korean Peninsula.
- The 2018 FIFA World Cup will begin in Russia on Thursday with a game in Moscow between Russia and Saudi Arabia.