Developing stories

Chief Executive John Lee accepted the resignation of Housing Secretary Winnie Ho and apologised for the November 2025 Wang Fuk Court fire that killed 168 people, citing regulatory failings ahead of the independent committee report.

Samsung Electronics reported third-quarter operating profit of 107.44 trillion won and revenue of 195.25 trillion won, both records, driven by its memory business amid surging AI demand.

The United States expelled a Cuban diplomat after Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez interrupted and shouted at US Ambassador Mike Waltz during a UN debate on the Cuba embargo, with Waltz saying the official tried to assault an American diplomat.

Brian White scored his 100th MLS goal as the Vancouver Whitecaps beat San Diego 4-1, extending their Western Conference lead and setting a club record of 67 goals in a season.

China has completed issuing 800 billion yuan through new policy-based financial instruments, with the three policy banks channelling the money to AI, digital economy and infrastructure projects.

China's exports of solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles and batteries this year will avoid 450 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions outside China, according to a Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air analysis.

ASE Technology Holding reported third-quarter net income of NT$26,996 million, up from NT$10,870 million a year earlier, as packaging and testing revenue surged 51%.

China has published 16 measures to make it easier for foreign businesses and professionals to operate in the Hainan Free Trade Port, covering medical services, energy trade and bonded business.

The World Bank's latest Commodity Markets Outlook says global commodity prices will rise 23% in 2026, driven by energy, with food prices climbing 18% over two years.

STMicroelectronics has reorganised its top team, appointing Remi El-Ouazzane as chief technology officer and Marco Cassis as chief strategic officer from January 2027.

Counting in Israel's 27 October election is now complete, but neither bloc holds the 61 seats needed to govern, leaving coalition talks as the next step.

A day after Cyclone Arnab crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast, the storm has weakened inland while Andhra Pradesh counts damaged crops, fallen power poles and a death toll that is still being reconciled.