1. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced an additional 25 percent tariff on imported autos and some parts. Trump said: “We’ll effectively be charging a 25 percent tariff. But if you build your car in the United States, there is no tariff.”
2. The South Korean military says North Korea appears to have dispatched at least 3,000 additional troops to Russia in January and February to support the invasion of Ukraine. The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff released its latest report on the North’s military activities on Thursday.
3. Japan’s government has compiled a plan to evacuate people from remote islands in the southwestern prefecture of Okinawa in the event of emergencies. The plan, the first of its kind, was released on Thursday. It would be used in cases such as a contingency involving Taiwan.
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