TAIPEI – October 27, 2026 -- CoCo Bubble Tea, a chain with more than 5,000 stores worldwide, has opened its first stores in Hungary and Armenia and plans to open a Kyiv location in late December, extending its franchise push into Central and Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus.

The three-market rollout comes ahead of the brand's 30th anniversary in 2027. CoCo plans at least three stores in each of the three markets over time.

Global – October 27, 2026 -- Hilton Hotels & Resorts operates 60 airport hotels worldwide with nearly 21,000 rooms, almost one in 10 of the brand's properties, and is adding new sites while renovating existing ones.

SCOTTSDALE – October 21, 2026 -- In Touch+ has launched around-the-clock programming on WACX SuperChannel 55, giving In Touch Ministries an over-the-air signal that reaches more than 3.5 million people in the Orlando-Daytona Beach market, the 15th largest in the U.S.

Apex Media, which describes itself as a three-decade leader in ministry media strategy, led the distribution expansion. WACX is a full-power commercial broadcast station that is locally owned and faith-based. Viewers get the teachings of Dr. Charles Stanley and other Christian leaders.

United States – October 21, 2026 -- Axon Vision has set up a three-member U.S. Strategic Advisory Board of retired senior military and defense technology leaders and moved its Co-Founder and CTO, Ido Rozenberg, to the United States. The company is targeting what it calls the world's largest defense market.

Porto – October 19, 2026 -- Athena Technology Solutions, a Fremont, California-based Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) implementation specialist, has opened its first European office in Porto with six employees. It plans to reach 20 staff within a year and 100 within five years.

Seongnam – October 19, 2026 -- NTL HEALTHCARE drew more than 200 representatives of distributors, healthcare institutions and policy organizations to its booth at WHX Johannesburg 2026 (October 6-8) and supplied its CerviCARE AI cervical screening system to Zimbabwe during the show.

Beijing – October 15, 2026 -- Linyi Trade City, a regional commodity hub in east China's Shandong Province, has opened an international sourcing center with 324 corporate tenants. Cross-border transport costs for related goods fall by about 20 percent through the center's logistics facilities.

More than 100 foreign buyers visit on opening day

Over 100 foreign purchasers visited the center on its September 28 opening. Sales staff at a local chemical trading firm's stores received several groups of foreign buyers.

United States – October 14, 2026 -- Excess Share Insurance Corporation (ESI) now covers 41 states and the District of Columbia and serves more than 350 credit unions after entering South Dakota, Alaska and New Mexico.

ESI adds three states to its national footprint

American Share Insurance (ASI) and its wholly owned subsidiary ESI are establishing a presence in the three states. Theresa Mason, President and CEO of both ASI and ESI, said the companies aim to build lasting relationships with credit unions in the new markets.

Paris – October 14, 2026 -- AITO, the luxury mobility brand of SERES Group, plans to enter the European market in autumn 2027, using the 2026 Paris Motor Show to present the platform and factory capabilities behind its push.

San Carlos – October 12, 2026 -- Noah Medical has completed its first commercial procedure in Asia with the Galaxy System at Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong, moving the robotic bronchoscopy platform from clinical study to routine hospital use in the region.

Hong Kong hospital moves Galaxy from clinical study to commercial use

The hospital performed the first clinical use of the platform in Asia in December 2023. The new procedure marks the transition from clinical investigation to commercial integration, according to the company.