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On January 11, the South Korean presidential office, Cheong Wa Dae, stated regarding North Korea's claim of a South Korean drone intrusion that the government will investigate the facts and promptly release the results. Cheong Wa Dae's National Security Office emphasized that the South Korean government reiterates that it has "no intention of provoking or provokering North Korea" and will continue to take concrete measures to ease tensions and enhance mutual trust between the two Koreas.

January 11 - According to multiple US media reports on the 10th, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that day. Several sources familiar with the matter told these media outlets that Rubio and Netanyahu discussed the situation in Iran, Syria, and the Gaza peace agreement during their call.

Yoshimura, head of Japan's coalition partners: Whether to dissolve parliament and hold an early election is up to the prime minister, but we are ready to run at any time.

Yoshimura, head of Japan's coalition partners, said: "I spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday. I wouldn't be surprised if she announces a snap election as reported by domestic media."

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessenter: Private companies are expected to enter Venezuela rapidly, and the U.S. Export-Import Bank will play a role.

US Treasury Secretary Bessenter: I will meet with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank next week to discuss resuming cooperation with Venezuela.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessenter: The United States is willing to convert Venezuela's IMF Special Drawing Rights into dollars to help with reconstruction.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessenter indicated that the U.S. may lift more sanctions against Venezuela next week.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessenter: Chevron has been operating in Venezuela for many years, and its (investment) commitments are expected to increase significantly.

On January 11, the National Healthcare Security Administration issued a notice to launch a pilot program for the construction of a "Personal Medical Insurance Cloud." From February to December this year, pilot projects will be conducted in selected regions to explore a new model of smart medical insurance management covering the entire population, the entire life cycle, and all scenarios. The National Healthcare Security Administration requires pilot regions to build provincial (municipal) personal medical insurance clouds based on the national unified medical insurance information platform. This includes comprehensively aggregating core data from designated medical institutions within the region, such as diagnosis, settlement, and drug and consumable usage. The program will also focus on connecting and processing data from wearable devices, home smart monitoring devices, and health checkup institutions, promoting the effective integration of in-hospital medical settlement data with out-of-hospital health sensor data.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine's chief negotiator, Ivan Umerov, spoke with U.S. representatives on Saturday.

January 10th - According to the National Marine Forecasting Center, a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck the waters off the Tarau Islands of Indonesia at 22:58 (Beijing time) on January 10, 2026, with a focal depth of 69 kilometers. The Ministry of Natural Resources' Tsunami Warning Center, based on preliminary earthquake parameters, assesses that the earthquake may trigger a localized tsunami around the epicenter, but will not affect my country's coast.

On January 10, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (IPP) announced that Pakistani and U.S. armed forces have begun a joint counter-terrorism exercise codenamed "Inspired Gambit 2026." The press release stated that the two-week exercise is being held at the National Counter-Terrorism Centre base in Pabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in northwestern Pakistan.

On January 10th, the Yangtze River Delta Integration Model Release and Application Linkage Conference was held in Shanghai. At the conference, the Yangtze River Delta Integration Model (YRD-P1), led by Professor Zhang Xueliang's team, a member of the China Regional Economy 50 Forum and Executive Dean of the Yangtze River Delta and Yangtze River Economic Belt Development Research Institute at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, was officially released. Professor Zhang stated that the YRD-P1 model is a specialized large-scale model built upon years of accumulated urban and regional scientific research. Relying on continuously accumulated policy documents, statistical data, academic achievements, industrial chain information, and geospatial data, the model is deeply customized for the Yangtze River Delta region, emphasizing the systematic, authoritative, and traceable nature of its knowledge system, and aiming to provide a more intelligent, accurate, and sustainable decision-making support tool for coordinated regional development.

According to Iran's Mehr News Agency, Iranian security forces intercepted Kurdish militants attempting to enter the country from Iraq.

January 10th - According to tanker tracking website TankerTrackers and Venezuela's state-owned oil company, at least four oil tankers—most of which were already loaded with cargo—left Venezuela in early January under a tight US blockade, operating in "silent mode" (i.e., with transponders off), and have now returned to Venezuelan waters. Last month, a convoy of about a dozen cargo tankers and at least three empty vessels left Venezuelan waters, a move that apparently challenged the embargo imposed by US President Trump in mid-December. One of the vessels, the Panamanian-flagged supertanker "M Sophia," was intercepted and seized by the US this week en route back to Venezuela, while another tanker, the São Tomé and Príncipe-flagged "Olina," was intercepted on Friday but was subsequently released and returned to Venezuela. Late Friday, Tankertrackers spotted three more vessels that had been part of the convoy in Venezuelan waters using satellite imagery: the Panamanian-flagged "Merope," the Cook Islands-flagged "Min Hang," and the Panamanian-flagged "Thalia III."

The Ukrainian military said it attacked the Zhutovskaya oil depot in Russia's Volgograd region at night.

BYD Auto: The 2026 Song Pro DM-i 220km long-range version has been launched, with prices starting from 119,800 yuan.

According to tanker tracking website TankerTrackers and Venezuela's state oil company, at least four tankers that had left Venezuela in "stealth mode" have returned to the country's waters.

On January 10th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on January 9th that it was immediately suspending all federal funding to Minnesota due to a large-scale fraud investigation in the state. Recently, a series of social welfare fraud cases in Minnesota have been exposed, with the amount involved rapidly expanding and triggering political turmoil. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had already announced the freezing of approximately $10.6 billion in funding for three programs overseen by the Children and Families Administration in five Democratic-led states, including Minnesota, covering child care and development, temporary assistance for impoverished families, and social services.