月: 2020年6月

1. China’s top legislative body has adopted a national security law for Hong Kong, marking a new phase in the territory’ relationship to the mainland. Hong Kong media say the law is likely to come into effect on Wednesday—the 23^rd anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China from British rule.
2. India’s government has banned 59 apps released by Chinese companies, amid rising tensions over a recent deadly border clash with China. The mover came amid heightened tensions between the two countries over a clash on June 15 between their forces in a disputed border region. It left 20 Indians dead.

3.Airlines based in the Middle East are preparing to resume more international flights, as Europe is poised to ease travel restrictions in phases.

1. The Japanese government’s new panel of experts plans to meet for the first time on Wednesday to assess the effectiveness of the government’s coronavirus measures. Kyoto University Professor Yamanaka Shinya is a member of the government’s new panel of experts.
2. The number of coronavirus cases around the world has topped a grim milestone of 10 million. Cases are surging in southern and western U.S. states.
3. Italy has held a memorial service for victims of the coronavirus in Bergamo, one of the hardest-hit northern provinces.

 

1. One month has passed since the death of George Floyd in U.S. police custody. The anti-racism movement sparked by the case continues to grow, involving people across generations and races.
2. France and Germany have expressed their continued support for the World Health Organization to help it combat the coronavirus pandemic.
3. The southern U.S. state of Texas says it will pause any further reopening of its economy in response to the recent increase in coronavirus cases. The U.S. has seen a sharp rise in the number of infections, mainly in southern and western states.

1. Regional gaps in coronavirus infections have emerged since the state of emergency was completely lifted in Japan a month ago. Tokyo and urban areas continue to report many cases, while 17 prefectures have not had any new infections n he past month.
2. Health authorities in China say the country is capable of carrying out 3.78 million tests for the new coronavirus in a single day—triple its daily testing capability in early March.
3. The International Monetary Fund has once again slashed its economic forecast for the global economy. It now estimates a contraction of 4.9 percent in 2020—1.9 percent points lower than its forecast in April.

1. Seoul is taking a cautious approach towards Pyongyang’s sudden decision to suspend plans for military action against the South.
2. The Eiffel Tower in Paris is set to reopen on Thursday after being closed for about 100 days due to the coronavirus pandemic.
3. The men’s world number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic, has tested positive for the coronavirus.

1. People in Japan’s southern prefecture of Okinawa are looking back at one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of World War II. Seventy-five years ago today, Japan’s military operations against U.S. forces on the islands came to an end.
2. Former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton says he asked Japan last year, on behalf of President Donald Trump, to pay 8 billion dollars annually to host American troops. The request was more than four times the amount Japan currently pays.
3. The World Health Organization has urged countries to tighten anti-coronavirus measures again. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva on Monday that more than 183,000 new cases—the largest single-day increase ever—were reported to his organization on Sunday.

1. People in many parts of Asia and Africa observed a partial solar eclipse on Sunday.
2. A group of North Korean defectors in South Korea says it plans to send leaflets criticizing the North’s leader Km Jong Un again, although the same act has caused bilateral relations to worsen.
3. British police are investigating a deadly weekend stabbing spree as an act of terrorism. The assault occurred at a park in Reading, about 65 kilometers west of London. Three people were killed and three others were seriously wounded.

1. People are returning to airports and train stations in Japan, as the government lifted its restrictions on cross-prefectural travel on Friday.
2. Japan’s government is urging citizens to download a free coronavirus contact-tracing app that became available at app stores on Friday. A smartphone with the app will record encrypted data sent out by other smartphones within a one-meter radius after 15 minutes of contact.
3. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has expressed concern that a spike in infections in other parts of the U.S. could lead to a resurgence of the coronavirus in his state.

1. Japan’s former Justice Minister Kawai Katsuyuki and his wife Kawai Anri have been arrested by prosecutors over an alleged violation of the election law. Both are lawmakers, formerly with the main ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Prosecutors arrested the couple on Thursday and searched their offices.
2. A brother of George Floyd, a black American man who died after a white police officer pinned him down and knelt on his neck, has called on countries to work to eliminate racism. The U.N. Human Rights Council held a session in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss discrimination issues. George Floyd’s younger brother Philonise Floyd delivered a speech to the council from the United States.
3. Prime Minister Abe Shinzo says the government will lift travel restrictions across prefectural borders on Friday, as the daily number of coronavirus cases continues to fall nationwide, except in a few localities.

1. North Korea has announced it will deploy military units to two areas near the border with the South. The announcement came one day after the North blew up an inter-Korean liaison office in the city of Kaesong. North Korea’s state-run media aired video of the demolition on Wednesday. It came with a warning that the destruction was only a first step, and the next step will be decided based on how Seoul responds.
2. A survey of Hong Kong residents found that more than 80 percent of young people see themselves as Hongkongers rather than Chinese. Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute surveyed the territory’s residents aged 18 or older on how they view their identity, and received answers from 1,002 people. The poll was taken during the first four days of June, right after the Chinese government decided to introduce national security legislation in Hong Kong.
3. Health authorities in China are again stepping up measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, following an increase of cases in the capital Beijing. On Tuesday, Beijing reported 31 more people are infected and have symptoms, bringing the number of infections confirmed since June 11 to 137.