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.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closed up 0.37% on Wednesday at 24,613.27, though it fell 3.7% over September. AI model developers Zhipu and MINIMAX led gains, while internet names like Kuaishou and Meituan also rose.
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.
China's national Honor of Kings squad beat Malaysia 4-0 to defend its Asian Games title in Nagoya, sparking celebrations from Tokyo's Shibuya Crossing to four Chinese cities. The win, backed by Xinhua and top clubs, cements mobile esports' place on the podium.
China's Honor of Kings team beat Malaysia 4-0 to defend its Asian Games title, with captain Xu Bicheng becoming the first esports athlete to win two Asian Games golds. The Olympic Council of Asia also denied rumors that esports will leave the Asian Games after 2026.
The Olympic Council of Asia denied reports that esports will leave the Asian Games after 2026, confirming a new Asian Esports and Mind Sports Games in Kuwait instead. The clarification came as China celebrated a dominant gold in Honor of Kings at Nagoya.
Chinese securities firms are rushing to connect their services to AI agent platforms from Kimi, Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance, as 2026 is dubbed the year of the financial AI agent. The shift moves brokerage AI from in-house tools toward open ecosystems.
The Honor of Kings knockout bracket at the Asian Games is set, with China facing Indonesia and South Korea meeting the Philippines. China opened group play with a 2-0 win over Laos, finishing the first map in just six minutes.
China's Honor of Kings team opened its Asian Games campaign by crushing Laos 2-0, with the first game ending in just six minutes. The lopsided win underlined how far the host nation sits ahead in its homegrown mobile esport.
From a top-down extraction shooter to a King Arthur action epic, Chinese developers are pushing ambitious new titles onto Steam and consoles, aiming squarely at players worldwide.
Shanghai's benchmark index has climbed 45% since September 2024, adding roughly 51 trillion yuan in market value. Yet many ordinary investors say they have little to show for the rally, a gap that reveals how unevenly Chinese stock gains are distributed.
Tencent's auto-battler Battle of the Golden Spatula marked its fifth anniversary with a fan festival in Shenzhen, where players queued to swap handmade shovels for plush prizes. The mobile strategy game remains one of China's most-played titles.
Tencent has rolled out a new invite-only test build of WeChat for Huawei's HarmonyOS, letting users fold cluttering service accounts into a tidier view. The steady stream of updates signals how China's biggest super-app keeps deepening its roots in the homegrown operating system.
China's animation sector has evolved from domestic productions to internationally acclaimed works, blending traditional cultural elements with cutting-edge technology to win global audiences.
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