日: 2020年11月24日

November 24, Tuesday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline read by Mr. Raja Pradhan

  1. A key U.S. government agency has given President-elect Joe Biden formal approval to begin his transition to the White House. The move by the U.S. General Services Administration unlocks funding for the incoming administration. It also allows Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris access to regular national security briefings.
  2. The Japanese government plans to suspend travel subsidies for new bookings to the cities of Sapporo and Osaka, where coronavirus cases are increasing. The government has been planning to exclude regions with a spike in cases from its “Go To Travel” campaign.
  3. U.S. President-elect Joe Biden says he will name former Secretary of State John Kerry to serve in the new post of Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.

 

November 23, Monday, 2020 (1:30 p.m.) Newsline read by Ms. Keiko Kitagawa

  1. The leaders of the Group of 20 countries have stated in a Leaders’ Declaration that they are committed to helping developing countries, as the world economy faces the impact of the coronavirus pandemic’s resurgence.
  2. At the G20 summit Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide has pledged that Japan will lead the world’s green industry to create a favorable cycle for the economy and environment.
  3. The South Korean government says it will tighten social distancing regulations in the greater Seoul area and elsewhere to curtail a coronavirus resurgence.