Lens Technology said at an investor event that AI server-related capacity at its Dongguan Songshan Lake park has been expanded and is entering a volume-production ramp. Liquid-cooling heat-dissipation modules, high-end precision racks and high-speed optical interconnect components have been validated by leading North American compute customers and have won sizable orders. The company has also added optical-communications and precision metal‑processing capabilities through acquisitions to meet AI

HKMA will launch a review of Hong Kong’s deposit protection scheme next year and may consider raising coverage to HK$1 mln, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports.

On Oct. 25 CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper visited the Strait of Hormuz and said US forces have assisted Gulf partners in exporting over 1.5 billion barrels of oil since this summer. Cooper credited US personnel with clearing the Strait’s main commercial routes of Iran-laid sea mines, keeping them open. He said that despite actions by the IRGC, more than 95% of vessels have transited the Strait safely in recent months, and that CENTCOM will continue coordinating with US interagency partners, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the shipping industry to safeguard freedom of navigation and commercial shipping.