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New Zealand Emergency Management Agency: Assessing whether an earthquake in Tonga triggered a tsunami that could affect New Zealand.

European Automobile Manufacturers Association: Volkswagen Group's EU new car registrations increased by 2.6% in February. Mercedes-Benz's EU new car registrations fell 5.7% in February. BMW's EU new car registrations fell 4.2% in February. Renault Group's EU new car registrations fell by 15.5% in February.

SK Hynix: It will purchase extreme ultraviolet lithography machines from ASML for 6.913 billion euros, and plans to complete the purchase by December 31, 2027.

US Geological Survey: A 7.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Neiafu area of ​​Tonga.

German Geoscience Research Center: A 7.07-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Tonga Islands.

Mixue Group (02097.HK): As of December 31, 2025, we have opened approximately 4,500 stores outside mainland China. We have steadily promoted globalization by continuing to deeply explore the Southeast Asian market and timely exploring new markets such as Kazakhstan and the United States.

New Zealand Prime Minister Lukeson: Good progress has been made in the past few years. Inflation and interest rates have fallen, and the economy is growing again.

New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon: New Zealand currently has sufficient domestic fuel stocks and there are still new supplies on the way. We are also actively preparing for future scenarios where supply may become more difficult to obtain.

US critical minerals adviser Kroon: Australia should increase uranium exports.

US critical minerals consultant Kroon: The United States will continue to provide financing support for Australia’s strategic metal projects.

The bid-to-bid ratio at Japan's 40-year government bond auction was 2.54, compared with 2.76 last time.

According to people familiar with the matter, Nintendo plans to produce 4 million Switch 2 units this quarter, a third less than the original plan of 6 million units, as demand for the Switch 2 during the holiday season was lower than the company expected (especially in the United States). The production cuts are expected to last until April.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: Plans to formulate an 11-day interim budget.

Samsung SDI: Will use L&F’s cathode materials to produce energy storage systems in the United States.

Japan Petrochemical Industry Association: At present, the supply of petrochemical products is not about to be out of stock.

Japan Petrochemical Industry Association: We are paying close attention to the disruption in naphtha supply due to rising tensions in the Persian Gulf with a high sense of urgency.

Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ryomasa Akasawa: Two oil tankers from the Middle East that do not pass through the Strait of Hormuz, and one oil tanker from outside the Middle East are sailing to Japan.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: Regional staff have been dispatched and equipped with portable and mobile air monitoring equipment.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: In response to the fire at Valero Company in Port Arthur, an emergency response team has been dispatched to the scene.

The Hang Seng Technology Index of Hong Kong stocks fell rapidly and now fell 0.02%. It had previously risen by more than 1.3%, and the Hang Seng Index's gain narrowed to less than 1%.