On 30 October 2025, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met in Busan, South Korea, in a summit that could redefine the global trade and technology order. It marked their first meeting since Trump’s return to the White House and their second in six years, a long-awaited rematch that drew worldwide attention.

Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corp. (CIRC), a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Coretronic Group, said it is ramping up drone production to meet growing government and defense demand. The company is currently fulfilling a 3,037-unit order from Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense and plans to increase production capacity fivefold by the end of 2026.

Benefiting from increased wafer shipments and higher capacity utilization, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) reported its most profitable quarter in nearly two years for the third quarter of 2025.