1. US President Donald Trump has ordered the Commerce Department to investigate an increase in copper imports as a national security risk and may slap tariffs on the metal. Trump signed the order on Tuesday. The goal is to boost domestic production and reduce dependence on China and Latin American countries such as Chile.
2. South Korea’s fertility rate slightly increased in 2024 from the previous year, but it remains at one of the lowest levels globally, 0.75. Statistics Korea said on Wednesday that the figure, which represents the average number of children born per woman, was up 0.03 points from a record low of 0.72 in 2023.
3. Japan’s transport ministry says the country’s public pilot training college will introduce a special entrance quota for female applicants in fiscal 2027. This comes amid a pilot shortage and the low proportion of female pilots.
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