1. South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong met with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts, in Tokyo today to discuss ways to deal with North Korea’s evolving threats and the results of China’s 20th Communist Party Congress.
2. Hyundai Motor Group broke ground on Tuesday on its new 5.54 billion U.S. dollar electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facility in Georgia. This factory will be the company’s first U.S. plant dedicated to electric vehicles.
3. The Pentagon and the U.S. State Department said Tuesday that Russia has notified the United States about the nation’s plans to conduct its annual exercises of its nuclear forces. U.S. President Joe Biden responded to the warning by saying that it would be a serious mistake for Russia to use a tactical nuclear weapon.
