- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has implemented additional tariffs of about 15 percent on 110 billion dollars’ worth of Chinese imports.
- Iran’s deputy foreign minister says the United States has shown “some flexibility” on the licensing of sales of Iranian oil.
- Protests in Hong Kong have spread and escalated, with some demonstrators throwing petrol bombs and damaging public buildings.
September 1, Sunday, 2019 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Hirokazu Sakamaki and Ms. Keiko Kitagawa