China's National Data Group established, Xinhua reported.

On Oct. 19 CSRC chairman Wu Qing gave the keynote at the 2026 Financial Street Forum. Wanlian Securities chief economist Long Hongliang said the speech set out systematic steps on market-stabilization mechanisms, attracting long-term funds, support for tech innovation and investor protection, signaling a pro-reform policy stance. Long said China’s capital market is pursuing sustained reform to strengthen resilience, broaden value-creation channels and marshal more financial resources for high-quality growth. He highlighted the call to "further improve capital market functions coordinating investment and financing," saying it signals tighter institutional alignment to better serve corporate financing and deliver long-term investor returns, and that regulators are proactively responding to complex conditions to bolster market resilience.

UBTECH (09880.HK) signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with the Ras Al Khaimah Government International Relations Office to establish a cooperation framework for humanoid-robot R&D, field testing and system deployment for the Gulf region. Under the agreement UBTECH will deploy humanoid robot products in Ras Al Khaimah and send engineering teams to run on-site demonstration projects, stress-test automation solutions in routine and harsh environments and collect operational data. The partnership is aimed at strengthening Ras Al Khaimah’s high-tech R&D capacity and supporting development of an Emirati robotics ecosystem.