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Ukraine and China have signed an agreement to expand the list of Ukrainian agricultural exports to China, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. Beijing also expressed readiness to cooperate with the international community for a constructive resolution of the 'crisis' and achieving lasting peace

ASML Holding, the world’s top supplier of advanced chipmaking equipment, will build a “reuse and repair” centre in Beijing this yr, despite pressure from Washington as it finds itself caught up in the US-China tech rivalry

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 80 km E of Masamba, Indonesia

A South Korean court cancelled impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest warrant, paving the way for his release from jail after he was arrested in mid January on insurrection charges over his brief imposition of martial law: Yonhap

The United States has exited JETP, a massive climate deal designed to help South Africa, Indonesia and other developing nations transition to clean energy

Trump: We have to protect Japan, but they don't have to defend us

Trump:It would be great if everybody would get rid of their nuclear weapons. I know Russia and us have by far the most. China will have an equal amount within 4-5 years. It would be great if we could all de-nuclearize because the power of nuclear weapons is crazy

North Korea has suspended foreign tourism

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 151 km WSW of Fakfak, Indonesia

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - northwest of the Kuril Islands

15 people were injured in an accidental bombing in a residential area in Pocheon, South Korea. The South Korean Air Force confirmed that the incident occurred during a live-fire military exercise. Two KF-16 fighter jets dropped four bombs on the ground.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 1 km NNW of Osias, Philippines

Putin spoke on the phone with Tokayev, discussed joint projects of Russia and Kazakhstan in trade and energy — Kremlin

Chinese Commerce Minister: We will fight to the end if Washington continues the tariff battle against us

The Justice Department charges 10 hackers and two Chinese officials in a broad cyberespionage campaign targeting U.S. agencies

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 4 km ESE of Yujing, Taiwan

Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 45 km NNW of Kuqa, China

michal beit halachmi????️ reposted Indo-Pacific News - Geo-Politics & Defense @IndoPac_Info Philippines dismisses 'absurd Chinese online claims about Palawan Island The spotlight on Philippine social media has turned to Palawan amid growing chatter by Chinese internet users claiming that the island is part of China, prompting officials in Manila to refute the allegations as "delusional" and part of a "propaganda" push.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 - 44 km E of Yairipok, India

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 7 km NE of Maubin, Myanmar

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 15 km NNW of Maubin, Myanmar

Reuters quoting the US Secretary of Commerce: If countries show their ability to stop the export of fentanyl, customs duties can be stopped

Mynamar PM met with Putin in Moscow

China: The fentanyl issue is a flimsy excuse to raise U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports. Our countermeasures to defend our rights and interests are fully legitimate and necessary. The U.S., not anyone else, is responsible for the #FentanylCrisis inside the U.S. In the spirit of humanity and goodwill towards the American people, we have taken robust steps to assist the U.S. in dealing with the issue. Instead of recognizing our efforts, the U.S. has sought to smear and shift blame to China, and is seeking to pressure and blackmail China with tariff hikes. They’ve been PUNISHING us for helping them. This is not going to solve the U.S.’s problem and will undermine our counternarcotics dialogue and cooperation. Intimidation does not scare us. Bullying does not work on us. Pressuring, coercion or threats are not the right way of dealing with China. Anyone using maximum pressure on China is picking the wrong guy and miscalculating. If the U.S. truly wants to solve the fentanyl issue, then the right thing to do is to consult with China by treating each other as equals. If war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 5 km SSW of Magsaysay, Philippines

North Korean leader: US hostile policy justifies our nuclear deterrence policy

Trump has raised the tariff on the People's Republic of China to 20%

Trump on relocating chips manufacturing to the US: "It will at least give us a position where we have in this very very important business, we would have a very big part of it in the US if something should happen with Taiwan."

Moscow has closed entry to the Japanese Foreign Minister, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 96 km SW of Tambolaka, Indonesia