China filed a record 224 micro-drama titles in September, the third straight monthly high. Among them is an AI-assisted fantasy series, while urban stories overtook costume legends for the first time.
Inside Alibaba, a small AI-native team built Qoder, a coding assistant that writes and reviews software. The project hints at how Chinese tech giants are reorganizing around AI agents.
As China's seven-day National Day holiday begins on October 1, new booking data reveals stretched vacation windows, surging long-haul routes, and a shift toward quieter smaller cities.
Wang Chuqin, one of China's brightest table tennis talents, finished the Hangzhou Asian Games without a single gold medal, sparking debate about his form and tactics. Fans and analysts are asking what went wrong for the young left-hander.
A growing number of workers around Hangzhou ride high-speed trains to jobs in Shanghai, spending over 3,000 yuan a month on tickets. They say living outside the big city beats a cramped, expensive flat downtown.
China's sprinters and hurdlers dominated a rain-soaked day at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, while badminton and table tennis players advanced deep into their brackets. The Games, held in the eastern Chinese city, have become a showcase for the host nation's rising sports talent.
At the Hangzhou Asian Games, China's Wang Zhiyi advanced in badminton singles after her Korean opponent retired, while Chinese pairs dominated badminton doubles and table tennis quarterfinals. The men's football team reached the semifinals for the first time since 1998.
Two Chinese hurdlers advanced to the men's 110m final on a rain-soaked night in Hangzhou, while China's badminton and table tennis squads powered deeper into the Asian Games knockout rounds.
China's men's foil team lost a nail-biter to Japan 45-43 for bronze, while table tennis stars Lin Shidong and Wang Chuqin advanced to the round of 16. Skateboarder Chen Ye, the defending champion, finished last in the men's park final.
China added gold in shooting and advanced its table tennis stars at the Hangzhou Asian Games, while the men's fencing team settled for bronze and skateboarding's defending champion slipped to eighth.
At Hangzhou's Global Digital Trade Expo, Unitree founder Wang Xingxing argued that humanoid robots still lack the precision for real work, and predicted a coming 'ChatGPT moment' for embodied AI once they can handle unfamiliar spaces.
Flowing sleeves in city parks, hanfu photo studios and a multibillion-yuan market — traditional Chinese clothing has moved from costume play to everyday fashion.
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