The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------U.S., China begin high-level talks to de-escalate trade tensionsGENEVA - The United States and China began high-level talks on Saturday in Switzerland to de-escalate trade tensions, according to Chinese media, in the first known in-person contact between the world's two largest economies since President Donald Trump placed steep tariffs on imports earlier this year.The negotiations in Geneva were joined by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Chinese Vice Premie…READ FULL ARTICLE