Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Sept. 3, the day of a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. He’ll probably meet Xi in the afternoon. Japanese Foreign Ministry said by phone that nothing has been decided yet. Source Bloomberg
Annual summits between China and central and eastern European countries are beneficial to the European Union as a whole, the Chinese government’s told Bulgaria’s foreign minister, brushing off concern that Beijing is seeking to divide the continent. Source: Reuters
Israeli aircraft destroyed a boat moored in Gaza city early on Wednesday morning, local residents said. There were no reports of casualties. The Israeli military said aircraft had struck “military targets belonging to the Hamas terror organization’s naval force” and “underground terror infrastructure” belonging to Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip. Source: Reuters
Fewer births and more deaths have resulted in the lowest birth rate in 33 years being registered in Norway for the first three months of 2018. Source: The Local
