The Information reports OpenAI hired many salespeople from Salesforce (CRM.N) to pitch its AI to large enterprises; several have since returned to Salesforce, accelerating a reorganization of OpenAI’s enterprise sales team.

Asset Management Association of China data show that as of end-July 2026 there were 165 domestic publicly offered fund management institutions — 150 fund management companies and 15 asset managers with public-fund qualifications — managing a combined net asset value of 39.11 trillion yuan.

The State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office said at a regular briefing that the Taiwan Industrial Association’s 2026 white paper, themed “Confident and Steady: Building a New Phase of Cross‑Strait Development,” calls for simplified vetting of mainland professionals visiting Taiwan and urges faster improvement of mainland visitor application procedures. Spokesperson Zhang Han said frequent, orderly cross‑strait business and people‑to‑people exchanges are popular and a prevailing trend; the office said it has long promoted cross‑strait cooperation and taken measures to ease travel. The office urged the DPP authorities to heed industry appeals and remove what it described as unreasonable restrictions that impede cross‑strait exchanges and integration.