On Oct. 14 China's PLA Navy sent the Liaoning carrier group to waters in the western Pacific for routine annual training to test and enhance combat readiness and mission capability. Authorities said the exercise complies with international law and practice and is not aimed at any specific country or target.

Palliser Capital urged Samsung Electronics to issue U.S. depositary receipts (ADRs) at a premium and use proceeds to repurchase and cancel non‑voting preferred shares. Palliser founder and CIO James Smith said the preferreds' discount is a neglected corporate‑governance and capital‑allocation distortion and that addressing it would boost capital efficiency, unlock cross‑class value and strengthen credibility of Korea's market reforms. Samsung's preferreds trade at more than a 20% discount to ordinary stock in Korea. The gap has returned to focus since Samsung's record shareholder‑return plan in August, but any repurchase details remain under board discussion.

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