- Oct 29
Taiwan says 53 Chinese ships, including 34 warships, operate from Japan to the Philippines
Taiwan's National Security Council posted a map on 28 October showing 53 Chinese vessels stretching from southern Japan to the Philippines. According to the map, the aircraft carrier Liaoning and its battle group were east of the Philippines.
- Oct 27
Crypto tycoon Jean-Louis van der Velde tops Quote 500 as Netherlands' richest
Jean-Louis van der Velde, who made his fortune in cryptocurrencies, replaces Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken at the top of the 30th Quote 500, published on 27 October. Quote estimates his fortune at 26 billion euro and counts 56 billionaires in the Netherlands.
- Oct 23
UAE closes Umm Al Quwain beaches as oil spill from tanker reaches its coast
The UAE has closed all beaches and coastal areas in Umm Al Quwain after a tanker leak. Satellite imagery shows the slick had spread more than 35 km from the tanker by 21 October and now extends toward island habitats.
- Oct 22
Five men charged in Taiwan over alleged plot to run over Xi-mocking comedian
New Taipei prosecutors allege a mainland Chinese man known as K paid five suspects to hurt comedian Huang Yi-hao, who mocks Xi Jinping, in a staged traffic accident.
- Oct 22
Typhoon Champi kills one and injures over 500 in Taiwan as storm weakens toward China and Japan
Typhoon Champi left one man dead in Pingtung county and hundreds injured across Taiwan, where power was cut to hundreds of thousands of households. The storm is moving north toward China and Japan as it weakens.
- Oct 20
Manila summons Chinese envoy over remarks it calls a threat to use force
Foreign Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro called in Ambassador Jing Quan on Monday, 19 October, after he said Beijing could easily win a military confrontation with the Philippines.
- Oct 16
Poland's government in talks with Taiwan to draw humanoid robot makers
Deputy Minister Michał Jaros said the ministry has held talks with a Taiwanese industry association, which pointed to one firm that could be interested. No investor, factory site or start date has been announced.
- Oct 15
TSMC posts sixth straight record quarterly profit on AI chip demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported net profit of NT$763.1 billion for July to September, up about 69 percent from a year earlier and above analyst forecasts. The company also guided fourth-quarter revenue to $52.3 billion to $54.3 billion.
- Oct 14
Trump says Taiwan to buy 30% of Alaska LNG pipeline gas for 20 years
Trump told a Wasilla, Alaska, rally that Taiwan will take 30% of the gas from the planned pipeline for two decades and invest $4.4 billion. Taipei had not commented, and Seoul said its own share of the project is not yet finally approved.
- Oct 13
Asian chip stocks slump as China's CXMT memory plan and AI debt fears hit markets
The Kospi fell 7.4% on 13 October as Samsung and SK Hynix dropped on reports of a new Chinese memory chip architecture. The same day, the IMF warned that an AI stock correction could be global.
- Oct 13
China sanctions Paraguay and Belize ministers over Taiwan ties, US objects
China sanctioned Paraguay's communications minister and Belize's foreign minister on Monday, 12 October, over their support for diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The US State Department said it opposes Chinese coercion of countries in the Western Hemisphere.
- Oct 10
Lai says Taiwan will not give up freedom as it sets record NT$1.1 trillion defence budget
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said in his National Day speech on Saturday that the island cherishes peace but will not give up its freedom. The government has allocated a record NT$1.1 trillion for defence in 2027, more than 3% of GDP, as Taiwan faces growing military and political pressure from China.
- Oct 6
AMD plans substantial chip supply increase in 2027, Lisa Su announces
AMD will substantially increase processor shipments in 2027 to meet artificial intelligence demand, CEO Lisa Su announced in Taipei while meeting manufacturing partners Foxconn and TSMC.
- Oct 5
Sanae Takaichi calls China an important neighbour in policy speech to Japan's Diet
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged to build stable ties with China while asserting national positions, and promised a year-end demographic strategy as Japan's domestic population fell below 120 million.
- Oct 5
US agents arrest California realtor accused of surveilling Taiwanese president's son for China
Federal authorities detained 34-year-old Wanying Zhang at Los Angeles International Airport as she prepared to board a flight to Shanghai after allegedly tracking Lai Ting-yu in Seattle.
- Oct 3
Tom Kim wins Asian Games gold with 18-under total to secure military exemption
South Korean golfer Tom Kim shot a final-round six-under 64 at Kasugai Country Club on Saturday to capture Asian Games individual gold, securing an exemption from his country's mandatory 18-to-21-month military service.
- Oct 3
Asian Games close in Aichi-Nagoya with South Korea football gold and logistics review
South Korea defeated Japan 1-0 to win men's football gold at the Asian Games on Saturday, as Japanese organizers reviewed accommodation and transit issues ahead of Sunday's closing ceremony.
- Oct 2
Lin Yu-ting wins Asian Games gold in 60kg boxing final with 5-0 victory over Yang Chengyu
Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting secured the women's 60kg gold medal at the Asian Games in Nagoya on Friday, defeating China's Yang Chengyu by unanimous decision after stepping up to a heavier weight division.
- Oct 2
Taiwan receives first two US-built F-16V fighter jets from 66-plane order
Two F-16V fighter aircraft touched down at Taitung air base on Friday, marking the initial delivery from an $8 billion agreement for 66 jets approved in 2019.
- Oct 1
US intelligence assesses China unlikely to attempt Taiwan invasion before 2028
United States officials evaluate that military leadership purges and political considerations in Taipei make a Chinese invasion of Taiwan before 2028 improbable, despite previous 2027 readiness targets.
