September 19, Wednesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Mariko Kojima and Mr. Michael Reese

  1. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have signed a joint declaration at the end of their talks in Pyongyang on Wednesday.
  2. China says it will impose tariffs on U.S. imports worth about 60 billion dollars in retaliation for new U.S. tariffs.
  3. The operator of Hokkaido’s main power plant says unit one of its Tomatoh-Atsuma thermal plant is back online.

September 18, Tuesday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Railway services to Kansai International Airport have resumed, two weeks after the bridge linking it with the mainland was damaged by an oil tanker.

September 17, Monday, 2018 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Emma Howard and Mr. Michael Reese

  1. Authorities in the Philippines say a powerful typhoon has left 65 people dead on Luzon Island.
  2. Thousands of boats have left ports after Chinese authorities lifted a ban on seasonal fishing in parts of the East China Sea.
  3. The South Korean government is making final preparations for the 3-day inter-Korean summit, which will start in North Korea’s capital Pyongyang on Tuesday.