March 3, Sunday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

  1. Trade ministers from 16 Asia-Pacific nations have agreed to intensify ongoing negotiations in order to conclude a proposed free trade pact by the end of this year.
  2. Tensions between India and Pakistan continue to intensify, even though an Indian pilot was released on Friday.
  3. U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States and North Korea have a good relationship.

March 2, Saturday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe

  1. Pakistan has released an Indian pilot whose jet fighter was shot down over the disputed region of Kashmir .
  2. The Canadian Department of Justice said it would allow an extradition hearing to proceed against a senior Huawei executive who has been detained in Canada.
  3. Envoys from France and Germany serving as co-chair in the United Nations Security Council say there is no need to change the sanctions currently imposed on North Korea.

March 1, Friday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Mariko Kojima

  1. North Korea’s foreign minister has partially contradicted U.S. President Donald Trump’s description of why the two countries failed to reach an agreement at their latest summit.
  2. U.S. trade officials have announced they are postponing tariff hikes on Chinese goods without setting a new deadline for negotiations.
  3. Top executives of Nissan Motor, Renault Group, and Mitsubishi Motors have discussed ways to strengthen the alliance of the three automakers.

February 28, Thursday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are meeting for the second day of talks in Hanoi.
  2. A former attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump has disclosed that the then-presidential candidate in 2016 knew in advance that a whistleblowing website was set to release emails stolen from senior Democrats.
  3. The Trump administration is edging toward officially extending the deadline for a trade deal with China.

February 27, Wednesday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Mariko Kojima

  1. The president of the United States and North Korea’s leader are set to hold 2 days of talks in Hanoi in their second summit.
  2. British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing criticism after she mentioned for the first time the possibility of delaying the country’s exit from the European Union.
  3. Japan’s antitrust watchdog will begin investigating major online retailers for allegedly squeezing vendors through loyalty-reward programs.