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1. Trump says he is mulling 10% tariff on imports from China, starting February 1

   The US president is framing the possible tariff as a penalty for the flow of fentanyl from Canada and Mexico.

2. In Trump 2.0, Japan faces a familiar uncertainty

   Beneath the polite diplomacy lies a current of apprehension about what Donald Trump’s return means for Japan’s place in an upended world.

3. Trump says he’ll sanction Russia if Putin does not negotiate on Ukraine

   The US president also said he had pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping to intervene to stop the war.

4. Donald Trump says he’s open to Elon Musk buying TikTok ‘if he wanted to’

   Billionaire given green light by US president, whose executive order extended company’s deadline to find a non-Chinese buyer by 75 days.

5. Chinese electronics recycler GEM plans Hong Kong share listing

   Specialist in recycling batteries, electronic waste, scrapped cars and waste plastics seeks funds to speed global expansion.

6. Trump strips Secret Service protection from ex-adviser Bolton, target of Iran murder plot

   After leaving his White House job, Bolton had called his former boss ‘unfit to be president’ and said he would appease China and Russia.

7. Elise Stefanik, Trump’s UN ambassador pick, vows to counter China’s ‘significant inroads’

   New York congresswoman at Senate confirmation hearing outlines plans to vie with Beijing’s ‘whole-of-government approach’ to building sway.

8. India set to take back 18,000 citizens from US to placate Trump

   In return, New Delhi hopes student and H-1B visas – a large proportion of which go to Indian citizens – will be protected.

9. Sri Lanka’s ex-leaders told to vacate luxury government homes amid austerity drive

   The luxury bungalows are being converted into hotels or museums, with the Rajapaksas receiving a modest rent allowance instead.

10. China, Russia’s growing Arctic presence underpins Trump’s Greenland musings

    Observers doubt the new US president will buy the world’s largest island but his interest underlines its strategic importance.