China successfully launched its Kinetica-1 rocket this week, sending two Zhongke satellites and Pakistan's PRSC-HS1 remote-sensing satellite into orbit — the third Pakistani satellite China has helped deploy since 2025. The mission underscores Beijing's deepening cooperation with Islamabad in space and its growing ambitions in the global commercial launch market
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
Dr. Nokibul Islam, Senior Director at STATS ChipPAC, presented the company's advanced packaging technology roadmap at the 2025 Advanced Packaging Developers Conference (APDC), identifying advanced packaging as one of the fastest-growing areas in the semiconductor industry
Ang Wee Seng, Executive Director of the Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA), told attendees at the 2025 Advanced Packaging Developers Conference (APDC) that the industry must strengthen collaboration and local networks to navigate geopolitical and resource challenges as it moves toward a projected US$1 trillion market by 2030
