On the 29th the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs issued a risk alert saying it has no financing projects or special investment funds such as a national agricultural reinvestment special support loan or a "three‑dimensional AI shrimp‑farming" special fund. The ministry warned against fraudsters falsely claiming they can submit ministry project applications or secure large special support funds and demanding upfront fees such as handling, inspection, documentation or site‑visit fees.

Samsung Electronics raised 2024 capital expenditure to 84.4 trillion won (≈$63bn), up about 60%, citing strong AI-infrastructure demand that has lifted memory prices. The semiconductor division reported operating profit of 106.5 trillion won for the quarter to September—a 15-fold jump but slightly below the analyst consensus of 108.5 trillion won; group net profit rose 39%. Shares fell as much as 5% in Seoul on Thursday morning. The earnings shortfall raises pressure on Samsung to deliver improved profitability, product-mix upgrades and long-term customer commitments, and to show technical progress on advanced memory (HBM4) amid fierce competition with SK Hynix.

古巴外長：美國政府通過極其有限的政府許可，對封鎖措施作出的少數例外安排，既嚴苛又代價高昂。這些例外並不能證明封鎖不存在，恰恰證明了封鎖確實存在。