London – October 19, 2026 -- The global 3D through-silicon-via (TSV) and 2.5D packaging market will grow from USD 9.46 billion in 2025 to USD 21.50 billion by 2035, according to Credence Research. That implies a compound annual growth rate of 8.50% for 2026-2035. The figures are the firm's proprietary model estimates, not audited supplier sales totals.

Delray Beach – October 19, 2026 -- The global Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) market will grow from USD 9.28 billion in 2026 to USD 13.97 billion by 2032, a 7.0% compound annual growth rate, according to MarketsandMarkets. The market stood at USD 8.62 billion in 2025.

London – October 19, 2026 -- Transfers under $100 made up 77.4% of stablecoin transfers on BNB Chain in Q3 2026, while transfers of $10,000 or more carried 66.2% of total transfer value, according to a joint report from payments platform Mercuryo and BNB Chain.

Hong Kong – October 19, 2026 -- The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Global Cybersecurity Alliance (GCSA) have jointly established the Centre for AI and Cybersecurity Research, with four defined research directions spanning large language model security, automated threat defence, frontier-technology risk and global AI security standards.

Hangzhou – October 18, 2026 -- The 4th Liangzhu Forum opened on October 18 in Yuhang, Hangzhou, with hundreds of Chinese and foreign guests, after the event was written into the outline of China's 15th Five-Year Plan this year.

Shenzhen – October 18, 2026 -- More than half of cloud data center capital expenditure is expected to go to memory and storage, excluding HBM, by 2027, according to a projection by Morgan Stanley's Daniel Yen presented at the 5th GMIF Innovation Summit. The forum, themed "The Future Built on AI Memory and Storage," was co-hosted by the Shenzhen Memory Industry Association (SMIA) and Peking University's School of Integrated Circuits at the Renaissance Shenzhen Bay Hotel.

Global – October 17, 2026 -- Transpacific container rates remain at about $7,600/FEU to the US West Coast and $9,500/FEU to the East Coast, matching levels last seen in the 2024 peak season, even as weekly Freightos Baltic Index readings slipped 1% to 3% across major lanes.

Beijing – October 16, 2026 -- More than 200 domestic and international dignitaries attended the opening of the World Winter Sports Expo 2026 (WWSE 2026) in Beijing on October 15, a event aligned with the directives of China's 15th Five-Year Plan for the ice and snow industry.

Bangkok – October 16, 2026 -- World Gym Corporation (TWSE: 2762), Taiwan's largest fitness operator, has signed a lease for a second Bangkok club of more than 3,000 square meters at S-OASIS, a commercial and office development by SET-listed Singha Estate. The deal is the first phase of a plan to open 30 fitness centers in Thailand within five years.

Shenzhen – October 16, 2026 -- C-TOUCH & DISPLAY SHENZHEN, FILM & TAPE EXPO and a wider program of co-located industrial technology exhibitions will run October 27-29, 2026, at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, with a 240-hour visa-free transit policy open to eligible visitors from 57 countries.

C-TOUCH & DISPLAY features a TGV glass substrate zone in Hall 16

C-TOUCH & DISPLAY SHENZHEN 2026 will cover AI+AR smart glasses, Micro LED, OLED, automotive displays, smart cockpits and advanced semiconductor packaging.