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Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened up 67.80 points, or 0.77%, on Tuesday, January 27, to 8927.90 points.

South Korean President’s Office: The U.S. government has not yet issued a formal notification of potential tariff increases.

Amazon (AMZN.O) won a US Air Force contract worth $581.3 million for its Amazon cloud services.

South Korean Ministry of Industry: The minister is about to visit the United States and meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Lutnick.

Aviation information company Cirium: Airlines canceled 19% of U.S. departures on Monday due to the winter storm.

U.S. President Trump: Venezuela is rapidly releasing political prisoners, and the pace will accelerate in the near future. I want to thank the Venezuelan leadership for agreeing to take this strong step.

The U.S.-listed Korean ETF’s decline in U.S. stocks expanded to 1% after the market closed. Trump said he would increase South Korea’s reciprocal tariffs from 15% to 25%.

U.S. President Trump: I hereby announce that I will increase the tariff rate on South Korea's automobiles, lumber, pharmaceuticals, and all other equivalent tariffs from 15% to 25%.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott: The White House should "recalibrate" immigration enforcement strategy.

The French National Assembly supports a social media ban for teenagers under the age of 15.

U.S. electronics manufacturing services provider Sanmina fell 11.9% after the close. The company's second-quarter revenue outlook is US$3.1 billion to US$3.4 billion, and FactSet expects US$3.51 billion.

The Syrian president will visit Russia on Wednesday and meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

U.S. official: The list of countries joining the Peace Council has now grown to 25.

U.S. official: Washington "opens the door" if Iran wants to contact the United States.

U.S. Official: U.S. President Trump fully agrees with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement that the reconstruction of Gaza will not begin until Hamas demilitarizes and disarms.

Market news: Germany says it cannot supply new Patriot missile systems to Ukraine.

White House: President Trump has not given up on the Ukraine peace process.

The White House: Doesn’t want to see government funds run out.

White House: President Trump has not committed to allowing local investigations.

White House: U.S. citizens have no right to obstruct immigration enforcement actions.