1. Viet Nam will allow SpaceX to launch its Starlink satellite internet service on a trial basis in the country until the end of 2030.

2. South Korea has set up a "reciprocal" platform in a disputed area of the Yellow Sea to monitor Chinese presence.

3. US reached separate deals with Ukraine and Russia to pause their attacks at sea and against energy targets, with Washington agreeing to push to lift some sanctions against Moscow.

4. Denmark welcomed a US decision to confine a planned visit to Greenland to a military base.

5. Hundreds of Canadian workers, many in the steel and aluminum sectors, have been laid off as a result of US tariffs.

6. Canada has frozen all rebate payments for Tesla and banned the electric-vehicle maker from future EV rebate programs.

7. Chinese BYD aims to double its sales outside China to more than 800,000 cars in 2025 and will look to overcome tariffs by assembling cars locally.