Samsung Electronics' wafer foundry unit expects its customer count to reach roughly four times the 2017 level by 2029, Yonhap reports. A foundry executive said current customers are about three times 2017 levels and are forecast to rise to roughly four times by 2029. The unit plans to shift its portfolio from mobile toward AI and high-performance computing (HPC); HPC’s share of business has risen from 5% in 2017 to 28% now and is projected to reach 66% by 2029. The executive said HPC customers w

China Index Academy reports the property market has continued to bottom since Q3, with marked divergence across segments. New-home sales remain depressed, with first-tier cities outperforming. Resale transactions are rising and account for a larger share of housing turnover, indicating a shift toward a stock-driven market; resale prices remain under adjustment while premium projects in core cities provide some support to new-home average prices. Land market volumes have contracted; developers are focusing acquisitions on core cities and high-certainty projects. Reform of commercial-housing sales rules took effect on Aug. 28 and local implementing rules began to appear end-September, accelerating adjustments to the sector’s development model. Outlook: the market is expected to sustain its bottoming trend into Q4; the reform’s fuller effects are likely to emerge from 2027.

Spain's energy minister said the country does not want to delay methane regulation.