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Chinese researchers, led by virologist Shi Zhengli, have identified a new bat coronavirus named HKU5-CoV-2. This virus belongs to the merbecovirus subgenus and was initially detected in Japanese pipistrelle bats in Hong Kong.

New Bat Virus Similar to COVID Found in China

Hong Kong's Largest Pro-Democracy Party Moves to Dissolve

Australia, New Zealand Monitor Chinese Warships Near Sydney

Chinese Warship Drill Near Australia Diverts Flights

South Korea's Yoon Attends First Hearing of Criminal Trial for Insurrection

China

US Pres. Donald Trump announced Tuesday plans to impose 25% tariffs on imported automobiles, semiconductors, and pharmaceutical products. The Republican president also indicated that rates on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals could increase substantially over time.

Trump Plans 25% Tariffs on Cars, Chips, and Drugs

South Korea Removes DeepSeek From App Stores

Taiwan: Brave Eagle Training Jet Crashes, Pilot Rescued

US Amends Wording on Taiwan Independence

TikTok Returns to US App Stores After Trump's Intervention

Japan

Japan's Cabinet on Tuesday approved new climate targets aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2035 and 73% by 2040 compared to 2013 levels. These targets extend the existing goal of a 46% reduction by 2030.

Japan Sets New Emission Targets For 2040

Japan Pivots to Nuclear Power in Major Policy Shift

Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter Gets 57 Months for $17M Theft

Afghanistan's Taliban Make First Official Visit to Japan

SoftBank, OpenAI Partner to Develop AI for Japanese Firms

South Korea

A female teacher in her 40s confessed to fatally stabbing an eight-year-old student at an elementary school in Daejeon, South Korea, on Monday after reportedly luring the victim into an audiovisual room with the promise of a book.

South Korea: Teacher Stabs First Grader to Death

North Korea Warns US Over Nuclear Sub's South Korea Visit

South Korea's Yoon Charged with Insurrection

OpenAI Expands in Asia With Kakao Deal

S.Korea's Yoon Attends Arrest Warrant Hearing

North Korea

North Korea's foreign ministry on Tuesday rejected calls for denuclearization from the US, South Korea, and Japan, following the latter three countries' trilateral meeting at the Munich Security Conference last week.

North Korea Rejects US-Led Denuclearization Push

Report: North Korea Plans to Send More Troops to Russia

NKorea Claims New Intermediate-Range Hypersonic Missile Will Deter Rivals

Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Prepared to Exchange North Korean Prisoners of War

Ukraine Launches Renewed Offensive in Russia's Kursk Region

Taiwan

Taiwan plans to cull as many as 120K out of an estimated 200K green iguanas to curb the species' impact on farmers across the island's southern and central regions.

Taiwan to Cull Up to 120K Green Iguanas

Report: China Builds New Fleet of Special Barges

China Holds Large-Scale Maritime Drill Near Taiwan

China's Xi Says 'National Reunification' With Taiwan Will Happen

Taiwan on High Alert With 90 Chinese Ships Nearby

Mongolia

Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin arrived in Mongolia for a two-day state visit late on Monday. The trip is Putin's first to a member state of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since it issued a warrant for his arrest eighteen months ago.

Putin Travels to Mongolia Amid ICC Arrest Warrant

ICC, Ukraine Call on Mongolia to Arrest Vladimir Putin

China: Restaurant Explosion Kills Dozens

Report: China Has Renamed Hundreds of Uyghur Villages, Towns

Scientists Discover Water Inside Tiny Glass Beads On Moon