MOFCOM minister RAIMONDO met Norway’s trade minister on Nov. 3 to discuss bilateral economic ties and multilateral trade rules. RAIMONDO said China‑Norway trade has expanded rapidly and investment cooperation is diversifying; China seeks deeper practical cooperation in seafood, green development and maritime shipping and welcomed Norway’s third consecutive participation in the China International Import Expo. China, citing WTO rules, said the second China‑EU trade and investment consultation rea

U.S. media projected on Nov. 3 that Democrats would score a large midterm win and retake control of both chambers. Republican House Speaker Johnson said that over the past 90 years the incumbent president’s party has only twice added or held seats within the first two years of a term, and "the historical pattern seems set to continue tonight." He warned Democrats turning the next two years into "revenge, legal battles and partisan infighting" would harm Americans, and said House Republicans would act as a "firewall" to prevent that.

Google plans to invest $15 billion to expand data centers and cloud computing in Malaysia to meet AI-driven infrastructure demand. The company will build new compute campuses and invest in local water security, power generation and workforce training, with projects to be implemented in 2027–2028. Google said the new campuses will add about $1.1 billion to the Malaysian economy during construction and support more than 37,000 local jobs annually; once operational, the data centers are expected to sustain over 9,000 local jobs across technical, mechanical and electrical engineering, logistics and security roles. Google joins other global tech firms expanding in Malaysia, which has become a Southeast Asian data-center hub—attracting Oracle and Amazon—on the back of lower operating costs, reliable infrastructure and proximity to Singapore.