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- Leaders from 21 Pacific Rim economies meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Papua New Guinea have begun the main part of their talks.
- South Korea says Chinese President Xi Jinping intends to visit North Korea next year at the invitation of its leader Kim Jong Un.
- Authorities in Taiwan have imposed a ban on imports of live pigs, pork and related products from Japan after a case of swine fever was detected in the country.
- Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to use the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum starting on Saturday to express his resolve to promote free trade.
- President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. may not need to impose further tariffs on Chinese imports.
- A U.S. research group says North Korea continues to conduct infrastructure improvements at a nuclear facility.
- Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s remarks on the possible return of 2 of the 4 Russian-held islands at the center of a long-running territorial dispute.
- Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for 5 suspects in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
- In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 7 U.N. peacekeepers have died during a joint operation against rebel forces in the country’s east.
- The leaders of Japan and Russia have reached an agreement that could be a breakthrough in the decades-long dispute between the 2 countries.
- The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have expressed concerns about issues related to the South China Sea, where China continues to build various facilities.
- The British cabinet has approved the draft agreement for the country’s withdrawal from the European Union.
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed his resolve to advance negotiations for a peace treaty with Russia ahead of his planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have reportedly confirmed that the 10-nation bloc will take the lead in the region’s development while seeking benefits from international initiatives.
- Japan’s economy contracted for the first time in two quarters. Government officials say a string of natural disasters in the period dented exports and consumer spending.
- 16 Asia-Pacific nations have given up on efforts to reach a deal, by the end of this year, on a free trade pact that would cover half of the world’s population.
- Tokyo stocks fell sharply on Tuesday, following an overnight plunge on Wall Street.
- Japan’s chief cabinet secretary has pledged that the government will do everything it can to help bring back all Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea.
- Major oil-producing countries have suggested cutting output to maintain higher crude oil prices.
- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has begun a 4-nation tour of Japan, Singapore, Australia and Papua New Guinea.
- Myanmar’s government says the repatriation of Rohingya Muslims from Bangladesh will begin later this week.
- Sunday marks the centenary of the end of World War I. France’s president will host the ceremony in Paris to commemorate 100 years since the end of the war.
- Turkey says it has shared recordings related to the killing of the Saudi journalist with Saudi Arabia, the United States and others.
- The current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the worst since the disease first struck the country in 1976.
- The U.S. and China held ministerial-level diplomatic and security talks in Washington on Friday, amid tensions over trade.
- Japan’s Foreign Minister Taro Kono says the plaintiffs in a recent South Korean court ruling were not “forced laborers,” as they claim.
- Floods and mudslides have gushed near the Petra ruins in southern Jordan, reportedly leaving at least 10 people dead.
- Japan’s trade minister Hiroshige Seko says Japan, the United States, and the European Union will jointly submit proposals to reform the World Trade Organization.
- Myanmar and China have agreed to scale back a port development project in the Southeast Asian country.
- Japan has effectively abandoned a plan to send officers from the Self-Defense Forces to U.S. bases in the country for safety inspections of military helicopters.