Tesla and Alipay have signed a cooperation agreement on an in-car assistant project. Tesla China plans to add an Alipay in-car assistant offering smart parking payment services; via future software updates drivers will be able to pay parking fees securely and quickly on the vehicle screen. Tesla said additional in-car lifestyle convenience features are under development.

Iran's armed forces chief of staff Abdolrahim said the United States is no longer the powerful country it claims to be and has entered its twilight years.

State Administration of Foreign Exchange deputy head and spokesperson Li Bin said non-bank cross-border net inflows from corporates and individuals were $40.7bn in September 2026, a 35% MoM decline. Cross-border receipts and FX settlement volumes rose 9% and 17% MoM respectively; market expectations were broadly stable and corporate settlement and sales rates both edged up. Goods trade continued to deliver large net inflows; the services deficit was stable, with strong outbound and inbound travel keeping travel receipts and payments elevated. Outward direct investment increased, and onshore financing to overseas affiliates rose rapidly—linked to domestic and external interest-rate moves and, to some extent, reflecting a stronger RMB financing currency function.