Trump Imposes Up to 100% Tariff on Drones, Key Parts

Charter receives final state approval to buy Cox for $21.9B after making concessions to California regulators, including low-cost internet for some households (Patience Haggin/Wall Street Journal)

Cable and broadband providers receive regulatory clearance from California after agreeing to some concessions on affordability

2026-08-13 ·wsj.com

Trump announces steep tariffs on drones, citing US reliance on foreign suppliers

A 15% tariff will be imposed on drones and components from the European Union, Japan, Liechtenstein, South Korea, Switzerland, and Taiwan.

• President Trump announces tariffs on drones and components
• Tariffs range from 15% to 100% ad valorem based on size and sensitivity
• UK faces 10% tariff, EU, Japan, South Korea face 15%

2026-08-13 ·jpost.com

The number of applications for housing demolition permission, or "tocheo" in Korean, for Seoul apartment buildings has been decreasing for three consecutive months. This trend is also reflected in the slowing down of rising apartment prices in Seoul. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the number of tocheo applications received from January to March this year was 6,337. This represents a 32.7% decrease compared to the 9,421 applications received during the same period last year. Compared to the monthly figures, January saw 2,568 applications, February 2,091, and March 1,678. The number of applications has been decreasing for three consecutive months since January. The decrease in tocheo applications is also reflected in the slowing down of rising apartment prices in Seoul. According to the Korea Real Estate Board, the average price of apartments in Seoul rose 0.38% in March. This is a decrease from the 0.45% increase in February and the 0.83% increase in January. Experts say that the decrease in tocheo applications and the slowing down of rising apartment prices are due to the government's measures to control the real estate market. The government has been implementing various measures to cool down the real estate market, including increasing the down payment ratio and tightening lending regulations. As a result, experts predict that the real estate market will continue to slow down in the coming months. However, some experts also note that the decrease in tocheo applications may not necessarily mean that the real estate market is slowing down. They argue that the decrease in applications may be due to the fact that many developers are choosing to delay their projects until the government's policies become clearer. In any case, the trend of decreasing tocheo applications and slowing down of rising apartment prices is expected to continue in the coming months. The government will continue to monitor the real estate market and implement measures to ensure that it remains stable.

2026-08-13 ·hani.co.kr

Multidimensional factors are associated with farmers’ management-entity choices in Guizhou under China’s new round of the sloping land conversion program

Scientific Reports, Published online: 14 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-67100-0 Multidimensional factors are associated with farmers’ management-entity choices in Guizhou under China’s new round…

2026-08-14 ·nature.com