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SCI & TECHOct 4Quality over quantity: China’s AI microdrama producers battle viewer fatigueTwo decades after stepping away from the spotlight, iconic actress Joey Wong made an unexpected return to the screen – not through a traditional production, but via artificial intelligence-powered reconstruction. In a two-minute video by NetEase this summer, Wong, one of the most well-known actresses of the 1980s and 90s, had some of her most celebrated roles recreated, including the beautiful ghost in A Chinese Ghost Story and an alluring snake demon in Green Snake. The revival is just the tip...South China Morning Post
BUSINESSOct 4China closes hundreds of banks to bolster financial systemMore than 670 lenders, a record, shut down last year as Fitch says smaller players remain sector’s weakest partFinancial Times
BUSINESSOct 4Japanese and Korean shipbuilders deploy robots to take on ChinaUS allies invest in ‘smart shipyards’ as Beijing’s dominance of industry alarms WashingtonFinancial Times
CYBEROct 3China and Africa boost law enforcement ties in crackdown on cross-border cybercrimeFrom online-gambling rings in eSwatini to SIM swapping in Kenya and cybercrime networks in Zambia, a wave of cross-border fraud is drawing African governments and China into closer security cooperation. China hosted East African security ministers and police chiefs in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, on September 10 for talks on terrorism, kidnapping, online fraud and other cross-border threats. China’s public security minister, Wang Xiaohong, said Beijing would strengthen law-enforcement...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 3Zverev Sets Up Djokovic Quarter-Final At China Open As 118th-Ranked Charaeva Routs RybakinaZverev's cruise into the next round comes as he trains his sights on the number-one spot currently held by Jannik Sinner. The post Zverev Sets Up Djokovic Quarter-Final At China Open As 118th-Ranked Charaeva Routs Rybakina appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
WORLDOct 3Rybakina's first match as world number one ends in China Open defeat by Charaeva - ReutersRybakina's first match as world number one ends in China Open defeat by Charaeva ReutersReuters World
POLITICSOct 3MI5 Says China’s MSS Funded Research Involving 100+ U.K.-Linked AcademicsThe Hacker News