ByteDance said roughly 10% of its total compute is used for training and inference of video-generation models and called recent allocation figures “unreliable.” The figures came from an investor-relations disclosure by Zhongwen Online that said 55% of China’s AI token consumption goes to short dramas/video generation, 24% to e‑commerce ads and 15% to R&D, and that token use for AI short dramas/video now exceeds software development and is the largest token-consumption scenario.

The 2026 Financial Street Forum annual meeting opens in Beijing Oct. 19-22, hosting more than 400 delegates from over 40 countries and regions. PBOC's Pan, NFSA head Ding Xiangqun, CSRC chair Wu Qing and SAFE director Zhu Hexin are scheduled to deliver keynote speeches.

South Korea Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lee Jong-il said the economy could outpace the IMF's 3.3% growth forecast, barring major external shocks, citing strong third-quarter exports and facility investment. The IMF raised its Korea growth forecast to 3.3%—up 0.7 percentage points from July—on strength in the global semiconductor sector. Lee said if export and capex momentum persists, growth could reach around 3.5% (mid-3% range).